Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Biting Words.
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17 items
Handbook of Pest Control; The Behavior, Life History, and Control of Household Pests
- 1954
Second edition of a handbook presenting a thorough discussion on the varieties of household pests encountered by the typical homeowner and the tactics of remediation and control one may pursue against these pests.…
- Author Mallis, Arnold
- Publisher Gulf Research & Development Co.
- Subject Pests--Control, Insect pests, Household pests, Insecticides
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14 items
DDT and the Insect Problem
- 1946
Volume dedicated to summarizing the various uses, chemistry, pharmacology, history, and methods of using DDT. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as a synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was…
- Author Leary, James C., Fishbein, William I., Salter, Lawrence C.
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide)
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Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests
- After 1931 – before 1963
Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…
- Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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2 items
DDT... A deadly new bug killer as potent against insects as the sulfas and penicillin are against disease
- 1944
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine article describing the history, function, and effects of DDT on pests. Advertises the use of DDT for use in one's garden or home. The article includes a cartoon illustration of a mosquito…
- Contributor Better homes and gardens books
- Author Adams, Walter
- Artist Burris, Burmah
- Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Insecticides--Toxicology, Better homes and gardens books, Home economics, Insect pests, Pests--Control, Periodicals
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194 items
DDT : Killer of Killers
- 1946
Illustrated volume describing DDT insecticide and its development, history, purpose, health effects, formulations, and use. Includes seven chapters, twenty-four black and white photographic plates, and an appendix…
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Toxaphene exhibition display (circa 1950s)
- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display panel marketing Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Toxaphene, Insecticides, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Women in advertising
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346 items
Popular Zoology
- 1887
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates. The volume includes copious…
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3 items
Chase's Products New Insect Bomb
- After 1927 – before 1972
Chase's brand insecticide aerosol spray can with black and white text on black, white, and yellow label. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Chase Products Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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The Red Mite Invasion
- 1939
Color print advertisement for DN-Dust, an insecticide manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for the protection of deciduous fruits and walnut groves. The advertisement features an illustration of a red mite…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Insecticides, Insect pests, Insect pests--Control
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Mexican Brand Insect Fluid Label
- Circa 1910 – circa 1915
Printed bottle label for Mexican Brand Insect Fluid, depicting a woman using the product in a bedroom, with the tagline "What is Home without a Clean Bed."
- Subject Public health, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins
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L'Insectoline
- Circa 1930
Color print cardboard poster for L'Insectoline DDT. A boy is using the product to kill a variety of insects.
- Contributor Imp. F. van buggenhoudt
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
