03874nam 2200649Ia 450 991078309180332120230721021159.01-282-07860-797866120786060-8135-4700-810.36019/9780813547008(CKB)1000000000747881(EBL)435058(OCoLC)318672344(SSID)ssj0000205775(PQKBManifestationID)11182734(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205775(PQKBWorkID)10193438(PQKB)11605068(MiAaPQ)EBC435058(MdBmJHUP)muse8196(DE-B1597)530217(DE-B1597)9780813547008(Au-PeEL)EBL435058(CaPaEBR)ebr10286247(CaONFJC)MIL207860(EXLCZ)99100000000074788120080902d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe mosquito crusades[electronic resource] a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day /Gordon PattersonNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20091 online resource (286 p.)Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment"Sequel to The mosquito wars: a history of mosquito control in Florida, which appeared in 2004"--Pref.0-8135-4534-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-253) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction. The Guardians of Paradise --Chapter 1. Waging War on the Insect Menace --Chapter 2. The Garden State Takes the Lead --Chapter 3. A Continental Crusade --Chapter 4. Public Health, Race, and Mosquitoes --Chapter 5. Widening the Campaign --Chapter 6. Advances and Retreats during the Great Depression --Chapter 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction --Chapter 8. The Postwar Era --Chapter 9. Discontent and Resistance --Epilogue. The End of the Crusade --Notes --Index --About the AuthorAmong the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these bloodsucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, The Mosquito Crusades traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population. Providing readers with a fascinating exploration of the relationship between science, technology, and public policy, Gordon Patterson's narrative begins in New Jersey with John B. Smith's effort to develop a comprehensive plan and solution for mosquito control, one that would serve as a national model. From the Reed Commission's 1900 yellow fever experiment to the first Earth Day seventy years later, Patterson provides an eye-opening account of the crusade to curtail the deadly mosquito population.Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment.Mosquitoes as carriers of diseaseUnited StatesMosquitoesControlUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMosquitoes as carriers of diseaseMosquitoesControlHistory614.4/323Patterson Gordon M1520308Patterson Gordon M1520308MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783091803321The mosquito crusades3758839UNINA