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Insecticides and Repellents for the Control of Insects of Medical Importance to the Armed Forces (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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This research was financed by the Office of Scientific Research and Development on recommendation of the Committee on Medical Research of the National Research Council until the end of the war in 1945. Financial support was then provided by the War Depart ment and since has been assumed by the Departments of the Army and Navy. These programs have been reviewed and Sponsored by the Army Committee fer Insect and Rodent Control.
The following branches of the Department of Defense. Have assisted in conducting the work and in furnishing personnel, supplies, and equipment. The offices of the Quartermaster General, the Chief of Engineers, and Chief Chemical Officer of the Department of the Army the U. S. Army Typhus Commission, the Army Air Forces Center, Orlando, Fla. Brooke Army Medical Center, and other Army posts. Informal cooperation was also received from the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Army Environmental Health Laboratory, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Arkansas State Board of Health.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a technical account of the development of insecticides and repellents used by the military to control disease-transmitting pests during World War II. The author, a researcher involved in this development, describes the history and preparation of DDT, its properties, and its effectiveness against different mosquito species. The book also discusses the effectiveness of other insecticides, including methoxychlor, TDE, benzene hexachloride, lindane, chlordane, heptachlor, dieldrin, aldrin, isodrin, endrin, pyrethrum, allethrin, pyrethrum synergists, and organic phosphorus compounds, in mosquito control. The author provides detailed information on insecticide formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, dusts, and dusting powders, as well as their application methods. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the development and use of insecticides and repellents in mosquito control, offering valuable insights into the scientific advancements made during World War II that revolutionized the field of pest control. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781390472851_0
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