An edition of American pests: the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT
(2008)
American pests
the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT
by James E. McWilliams
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American pests: the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT
2008, Columbia University Press
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023113942X 9780231139427
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Table of Contents
"The insect tribes still maintain their ground": insects and early Americans
"There is no royal road to the destruction of bugs": the rise of the professionals
"Let us conquer space": breaking the plains and fighting the insects
"A great schemer": Charles V. Riley and the broken promises of early insecticides
"Let us spray": mosquitoes, war, and chemicals
"Vot iss de effidence?": residues, regulations, and the politics of protecting insecticides
"Complaints are coming in": a year in the life of an insecticide nation, 1938
"Let's put our heads together and start a new country up": silent springs and loud protests.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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