Author: Glenn Washington Herrick
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Insect Enemies of Shade-trees
Author: Glenn Washington Herrick
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Insect Enemies of Western Forests
Author: Frederich Paul Keen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest insects
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest insects
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Bulletin: Our Shade Trees and Their Insect Defoliators
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385301041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385301041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Insects Injurious to Forest and Shade Trees
Author: Alpheus Spring Packard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbres
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbres
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Miscellaneous Publication
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Insect Enemies of Eastern Forests
Author: Frank Cooper Craighead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Three Insect Enemies of Shade Trees
Author: Leland Ossian Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Experiment Station Record
Author: United States. Office of Experiment Stations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1472
Book Description
American Pests
Author: James E. McWilliams
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231511361
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The world of insects is one we only dimly understand. Yet from using arsenic, cobalt, and quicksilver to kill household infiltrators to employing the sophisticated tools of the Orkin Man, Americans have fought to eradicate the "bugs" they have learned to hate. Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, James E. McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment and, consequently, ourselves along the way. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, McWilliams deftly shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature, economic development, technology, and federal regulation. He reveals a very American paradox: the men and women who settled and developed this country sought to control the environment and achieve certain economic goals; yet their methods of agricultural expansion undermined their efforts and linked them even closer to the inexorable realities of the insect world. As told from the perspective of the often flamboyant actors in the battle against insects, American Pests is a fascinating investigation into the attitudes, policies, and practices that continue to influence our behavior toward insects. Asking us to question, if not abandon, our reckless (and sometimes futile) attempts at insect control, McWilliams convincingly argues that insects, like people, have an inherent right to exist and that in our attempt to rid ourselves of insects, we compromise the balance of nature.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231511361
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The world of insects is one we only dimly understand. Yet from using arsenic, cobalt, and quicksilver to kill household infiltrators to employing the sophisticated tools of the Orkin Man, Americans have fought to eradicate the "bugs" they have learned to hate. Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, James E. McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment and, consequently, ourselves along the way. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, McWilliams deftly shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature, economic development, technology, and federal regulation. He reveals a very American paradox: the men and women who settled and developed this country sought to control the environment and achieve certain economic goals; yet their methods of agricultural expansion undermined their efforts and linked them even closer to the inexorable realities of the insect world. As told from the perspective of the often flamboyant actors in the battle against insects, American Pests is a fascinating investigation into the attitudes, policies, and practices that continue to influence our behavior toward insects. Asking us to question, if not abandon, our reckless (and sometimes futile) attempts at insect control, McWilliams convincingly argues that insects, like people, have an inherent right to exist and that in our attempt to rid ourselves of insects, we compromise the balance of nature.
Penn State Farmer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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