American pests : the losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / James E. McWilliams.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2008.Description: 296 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780231139427 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 023113942X (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780231511360 (electronic)
- 0231511361 (electronic)
- SB950.2.A1 M39 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-284) and index.
"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.