Pesticides, a love story
Agricultural chemicals
Environmental Conservation & Protection
United states, social conditions, 1945-
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
United states, environmental conditions
Pesticides
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Nature, effect of human beings on
Environmental conditions
Effect of human beings on
Environmental policy
Public opinion
20th century
Public Policy
Ecology
Nature
Political science
Social aspects
Social conditions
History
"'Presto! No More Pests!' proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, 'miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer.' Easy to use, effective, and safe: who wouldn't love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans did--and apparently still do. Why--in the face of dire war…
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