The war on insects

An Aspen Ideas Festival speech by James McWilliams, author of "American Pests: Our Futile Attempt to Conquer the Insect Empire from Colonial Times to the Death of DDT."

Guests

• James McWilliams: Associate professor of history at Texas State University and fellow in the Agrarian Studies program at Yale University.

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Resources

• Aspen Ideas Festival Website
• James McWilliams website