American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams |
Autore | McWilliams James E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 632/.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Insect pests - Control - United States - History
Pesticides - Environmental aspects - United States Pesticides - Political aspects - United States Ethnoentomology - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-51136-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462095903321 |
McWilliams James E | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American pests [[electronic resource] ] : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams |
Autore | McWilliams James E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 632/.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Insect pests - Control - United States - History
Pesticides - Environmental aspects - United States Pesticides - Political aspects - United States Ethnoentomology - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-51136-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785646103321 |
McWilliams James E | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / / James E. McWilliams |
Autore | McWilliams James E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 632/.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Insect pests - Control - United States - History
Pesticides - Environmental aspects - United States Pesticides - Political aspects - United States Ethnoentomology - United States |
ISBN | 0-231-51136-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813203903321 |
McWilliams James E | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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