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... pesticides , for instance , are one of man's most potent tools for re- ducing the complexity of ecosystems . Insects which we consider to be pests are most often herbivores : corn earworms , potato beetles , boll weevils , cabbage ...
... pesticides , for instance , are one of man's most potent tools for re- ducing the complexity of ecosystems . Insects which we consider to be pests are most often herbivores : corn earworms , potato beetles , boll weevils , cabbage ...
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... pesticides often create pests . Careless overuse of DDT has promoted to " pest " cate- gory many species of mites , little insectlike relatives of spiders . The insects which ate the mites were killed by the DDT , and the mites were ...
... pesticides often create pests . Careless overuse of DDT has promoted to " pest " cate- gory many species of mites , little insectlike relatives of spiders . The insects which ate the mites were killed by the DDT , and the mites were ...
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... Pesticides and the Living Landscape and Frank Graham's Since Silent Spring , 24 which covers more recent events . But those financially involved in the massive production and application of pesticides seem to have only one reaction ...
... Pesticides and the Living Landscape and Frank Graham's Since Silent Spring , 24 which covers more recent events . But those financially involved in the massive production and application of pesticides seem to have only one reaction ...
Contents
FOREWORD by David Brower | 1 |
THE ENDS OF THE ROAD | 45 |
WHAT IS BEING DONE | 78 |
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