{"product_id":"the-pesticide-conspiracy-9780385133845","title":"The Pesticide Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor van den Bosch of the University of California was one of the developers of Integrated Pest Management--the use of biological controls  improved pest knowledge and observation  and judicious application of chemicals only when absolutely necessary. His research often suggested that less or no pesticides should be applied  which made him the target of both open and clandestine attack from industry and government figures. In protest  he wrote this passionate account of what Ecology called \"the ultimate social disaster of: evolving pesticide-resistant insects  the destruction of their natural predators and parasites  emergent populations of new insect pests  downstream water pollution  atmospheric pollution  the accidental killing of wildlife and people  and the bankruptcies of indigenous and small farmers.\" As a new Introduction to this edition recounts  some lessening of dangerous overreliance on massive pesticide applications has been achieved since van den Bosch published this book in 1978--partly as a result of its influence. But the structural problems he described remain. The book has thus become a classic  along with Rachel Carsons Silent Spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45272588910645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385133847","price":238.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385133845.jpg?v=1780482280","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pesticide-conspiracy-9780385133845","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}