The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida (Florida History and Culture)

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Edition: 1st
Release: 2004-04-28
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0813027209
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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"The Mosquito Wars is a fascinating chronicle of the history of mosquito control in Florida over the past century. It details the positive contributions made by the profession's many managers and scientists. This work thoroughly describes how this profession has helped make Florida habitable and also puts the environmental controversies of mosquito control in the proper perspective."--Douglas Carlson, Indian River Mosquito Control District"The Mosquito Wars is an entertaining, accurate description of how mosquito control has developed in Florida to its current state."--Dennis Moore, editor-in-chief, Wing BeatsThe Mosquito Wars presents a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the development of human efforts to wage war on mosquitoes in 20th-century Florida. Drawing on archival records, interviews, and published records, Gordon Patterson provides readers with a context for understanding how mosquito control has shaped the environment of contemporary Florida.Patterson reveals how the Download The Mosquito Wars for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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