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050		4	_aSB950.2.A1 _bM39 2008
082	0	4	_a632/.70973 _222
100	1		_aMcWilliams, James E.
245	1	0	_aAmerican pests _h[electronic resource] : _bthe losing war on insects from colonial times to DDT / _cJames E. McWilliams.
260			_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _cc2008.
300			_a296 p. : _bill., maps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-284) and index.
505	0		_a"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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aInsect pests _xControl _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aPesticides _xEnvironmental aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPesticides _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEthnoentomology _zUnited States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bcsl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=908232 _zClick to View
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