Aspen Ideas Festival 2008

The history of insect control

James McWilliams, fellow in the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University and associate professor of history at Texas State University, appeared at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new book, "American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT."

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Resources

• About James McWilliams
• Aspen Ideas Festival