LEADER 03927nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910454392303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-07860-7 010 $a9786612078606 010 $a0-8135-4700-8 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813547008 035 $a(CKB)1000000000747881 035 $a(EBL)435058 035 $a(OCoLC)318672344 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205775 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182734 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205775 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10193438 035 $a(PQKB)11605068 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435058 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8196 035 $a(DE-B1597)530217 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813547008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435058 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10286247 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207860 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000747881 100 $a20080902d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe mosquito crusades$b[electronic resource] $ea history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day /$fGordon Patterson 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment 300 $a"Sequel to The mosquito wars: a history of mosquito control in Florida, which appeared in 2004"--Pref. 311 $a0-8135-4534-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-253) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction. The Guardians of Paradise -- $tChapter 1. Waging War on the Insect Menace -- $tChapter 2. The Garden State Takes the Lead -- $tChapter 3. A Continental Crusade -- $tChapter 4. Public Health, Race, and Mosquitoes -- $tChapter 5. Widening the Campaign -- $tChapter 6. Advances and Retreats during the Great Depression -- $tChapter 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- $tChapter 8. The Postwar Era -- $tChapter 9. Discontent and Resistance -- $tEpilogue. The End of the Crusade -- $tNotes -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aAmong the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these bloodsucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, mosquitoes forced open a new chapter in the history of medical entomology. Based on extensive use of primary sources, The Mosquito Crusades traces this saga and the parallel efforts of civic groups in New Jersey's Meadowlands and along San Francisco Bay's east side to manage the dangerous mosquito population. Providing readers with a fascinating exploration of the relationship between science, technology, and public policy, Gordon Patterson's narrative begins in New Jersey with John B. Smith's effort to develop a comprehensive plan and solution for mosquito control, one that would serve as a national model. From the Reed Commission's 1900 yellow fever experiment to the first Earth Day seventy years later, Patterson provides an eye-opening account of the crusade to curtail the deadly mosquito population. 410 0$aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment. 606 $aMosquitoes as carriers of disease$zUnited States 606 $aMosquitoes$xControl$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMosquitoes as carriers of disease 615 0$aMosquitoes$xControl$xHistory 676 $a614.4/323 700 $aPatterson$b Gordon M$01033707 701 $aPatterson$b Gordon M$01033707 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454392303321 996 $aThe mosquito crusades$92452393 997 $aUNINA