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The mosquito crusades [electronic resource] : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day / Gordon Patterson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in modern science, technology, and the environmentPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.Description: p. ; cmISBN:
  • 9780813547008 (electronic bk.)
  • 0813547008 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 614.4/323 22
LOC classification:
  • RA640 .P25 2009eb
NLM classification:
  • QX 11 AA1
Online resources:
Contents:
Waging war on the insect menace -- The Garden State takes the lead -- A continental crusade -- Public health, race, and mosquitoes -- Widening the campaign -- Advances and retreats during the Great Depression -- The beginning of the insecticide era -- The postwar era -- Discontent and resistance.
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"Sequel to The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida, which appeared in 2004"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Waging war on the insect menace -- The Garden State takes the lead -- A continental crusade -- Public health, race, and mosquitoes -- Widening the campaign -- Advances and retreats during the Great Depression -- The beginning of the insecticide era -- The postwar era -- Discontent and resistance.

Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.

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