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DDT and the Insect Problem
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Leary, James C., William I. Fishbein, and Lawrence C. Salter. “DDT and the Insect Problem.” New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1946. SB952.D2 L43 1946. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/btl9jr0.
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