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American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / James E. McWilliams.

Full title: American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / James E. McWilliams.

Author/creator: McWilliams, James E.

Date: 2008..

Call Numbers: N632.70973/1

Record Identifier: 74VMQNP30PqA

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: p. cm., "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.

Publishers: New York : Columbia University Press, 2008.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Permalink: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQNP30PqA

DDC: 632.70973

MMS ID: 991000531209702626

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    American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / James E. McWilliams.

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    McWilliams, James E.

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    New York : Columbia University Press, 2008.

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    2008.

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    N632.70973/1

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    74VMQNP30PqA

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    English

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    Insect pests--Control--United States--History Pesticides--Environmental aspects--United States Pesticides--Political aspects--United States Ethnoentomology--United States

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