Author: United States. Division of Entomology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Report of the United States Entomological Commission Relating to the Rocky Mountain Locust, the Western Cricket, Etc
Author: United States. Division of Entomology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Second Report ... for the Years 1878 and 1879
Author: United States Entomological Commission
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Category : Crickets
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Category : Crickets
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Report
Author: Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
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The 15th report covers the years 1885-86.
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
The 15th report covers the years 1885-86.
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.
Third Report ... Relating to the Rocky Mountain Locust, the Western Cricket, the Army Worm, Canker Worms, and the Hessian Fly
Author: United States Entomological Commission
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Category : Armyworms
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : Armyworms
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Report
Author: Manchester City Library (Manchester, N.H.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Catalogue of Kalamazoo Public Library
Author: Kalamazoo Public Library
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Proceedings
Author: Davenport Academy of Sciences
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Annual Report
Author: Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description
Catalogue of the Valuable Entomological Library of the Late John L. Le Conte, M.D. of Philadelphia
Author: John Lawrence Le Conte
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Category : Beetles
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Publisher:
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Category : Beetles
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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