Poisons, Pests And People
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✎ Suggest a correctionExamines the effects of widespread use of chemical pesticides on insects and warmblooded creatures. Discusses experiments conducted in laboratories to find means of controlling specific insects. Features entomologists, agriculturalists and the manufacturers of chemicals who consider aspects of the problem. , Discusses the economic, political, and moral aspects of the use of insecticides on a wide scale by public agencies. Discusses effects of insecticides on insects, birds, and fish. Interviews public health authorities and Audubon Society leaders on the economic consequences of using insecticides. Makes a strong plea for more careful government control of wide-scale spraying.
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- David Bairstow
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Examines the effects of widespread use of chemical pesticides on insects and warmblooded creatures. Discusses experiments conducted in laboratories to find means of controlling specific insects. Features entomologists, agriculturalists and the manufacturers of chemicals who consider aspects of the problem. , Discusses the economic, political, and moral aspects of the use of insecticides on a wide scale by public agencies. Discusses effects of insecticides on insects, birds, and fish. Interviews public health authorities and Audubon Society leaders on the economic consequences of using insecticides. Makes a strong plea for more careful government control of wide-scale spraying.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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