Vermin, Victims and Disease

Vermin, Victims and Disease
Author: Angela Cassidy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2019-09-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030191869

This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several professional generations of politicians, policymakers, experts and campaigners since the early 1970s. Questions of what is known, who knows, who cares, who to trust and what to do about this complex problem have been the source of scientific, policy, and increasingly vociferous public debate ever since. This book integrates contemporary history, science and technology studies, human-animal relations, and policy research to conduct a cross-cutting analysis. It explores the worldviews of those involved with animal health, disease ecology and badger protection between the 1970s and 1990s, before reintegrating them to investigate the recent public polarisation of the controversy. Finally it asks how we might move beyond the current impasse.

Bulletin OEPP.

Bulletin OEPP.
Author: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 900
Release: 1973
Genre: Agricultural pests
ISBN:

Report of the Chief

Report of the Chief
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1100
Release: 1938
Genre: Agricultural chemistry
ISBN:

Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals

Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals
Author: Anne R. Lesley
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0429605404

This essential reference provides complete coverage of integrated pest management (IPM). With more than 40 recognized experts, the book thoroughly details the rationale and benefits of employing an IPM plan and provides technical information on each aspect from cultural practices to choosing when and how to use chemicals. It also brings together research work on pest problems with information on the practical implementation of the tools. Case studies of successful operations are provided as well.