Successful Boll Weevil Control Intensifies Insecticide Use in the United States
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Mexico, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana
- Date: The 1920’s
Article abstract: Farmers using arsenic compounds on cotton were able to protect their crops from the boll weevil, thereby ushering in a new era of pest control based on the increased use of pesticides.
Summary of Event
Human attempts to control insects have constituted a never-ending battle. Historically, a wide variety of materials have been used in the effort to control pests, including soapsuds, turpentine, petroleum oils, fish oils, sulfur, whitewash, lime, lye, brine, wood ashes, hot water, vinegar, herbs, pepper, aloes, soot, kerosene emulsions,...
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