Description |
296 p. : ill., maps. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-284) and index. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Insect pests -- Control -- United States -- History.
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Pesticides -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Ethnoentomology -- United States.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780231139427 (cloth alk. paper) |
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023113942X (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780231511360 (electronic bk.) |
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