From Arsenic to DDT : : A History of Entomology in Western Canada / / Paul Riegert.
Across the prairies and west to the Pacific, man has had to fight a constant battle against insect pests. He has had to learn about these enemies, and then how to control them. This is the story of entomology in western Canada from the time of the explorers to the outbreak of the Second World War –...
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