Overview
About 100 years ago, it was dicovered that insects transmit grave, mainly tropical diseases - very much to the astonishment of the physicians of that time, who saw this as a new, possibly easy, way of eradicating the diseases by exterminating the vectors. For some years, DDT and other then new insecticides achieved great improvements, but subsequently serious setbacks emerged: insecticide-resistance and anxiety about toxicity to man and animals. In the past twenty years, serious efforts have been made tofind alternatives, with varying degrees of success.
- | Author: James Busvine
- | Publisher: Springer
- | Publication Date: Mar 18, 1993
- | Number of Pages: 361 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 3540554572
- | ISBN-13: 9783540554578
