American Pests

American Pests
Author: James E. McWilliams
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 023113942X

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Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to people's relationship with insects, one that does not harm the environment and, consequently, ourselves along the way.


American Pests
Language: en
Pages: 309
Authors: James E. McWilliams
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to people's relat
American Pests
Language: en
Pages: 309
Authors: James E. McWilliams
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-06-17 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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The world of insects is one we only dimly understand. Yet from using arsenic, cobalt, and quicksilver to kill household infiltrators to employing the sophistica
Pests and Diseases
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Pippa Greenwood
Categories: Gardening
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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Offers hundreds of photographs to help identify common garden pests and diseases, and gives detailed advice on treatment, control, and prevention.
Garden Insects of North America
Language: en
Pages: 704
Authors: Whitney Cranshaw
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-05 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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An updated edition of the most complete resource on backyard insects available This second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as th
Pests in the City
Language: en
Pages: 361
Authors: Dawn Day Biehler
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-01 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

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From tenements to alleyways to latrines, twentieth-century American cities created spaces where pests flourished and people struggled for healthy living conditi