{"product_id":"killing-bugs-for-business-and-beauty-canadas-aerial-war-against-forest-pests-1913-1930-paperback-softback-9781487526474","title":"Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty; Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487526474","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKilling Bugs for Business and Beauty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Kuhlberg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487526474\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 36 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKilling Bugs for Business and Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e examines the beginning of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShedding light on a largely forgotten chapter in Canadian environmental history, Mark Kuhlberg explores the theme of nature and its agency. The book highlights the shared impulses that often drove both the harvesters and the preservers of trees, and the acute dangers inherent in allowing emotional appeals instead of logic to drive environmental policy-making. It addresses both inter-governmental and intra-governmental relations, as well as pressure politics and lobbying. Including fascinating tales from Cape Breton Island, Muskoka, and Stanley Park, \u003ci\u003eKilling Bugs for Business and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e clearly demonstrates how class, region, and commercial interest intersected to determine the location and timing of aerial bombings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the core of this book about killing bugs is a story, infused with innovation and heroism, of the various conflicts that complicate how we worship wilderness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \"The natural question is what can be done to destroy them?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"Airplane dusting offers the only present hope\": Preparing to Take Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s War on Forest Insects to the Sky, 1886–1926\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \"One of the first aerial applications of an insecticide in forestry\": The Politics of Battling the Spruce Budworm in Nova Scotia, 1925–1927\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \"Fighting insect plagues is something new\": Aerial Dusting for Industrial Forestry in Ontario and Quebec, 1928–1929\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \"For the sake of this beautiful playground\": Killing the Hemlock Looper in Muskoka, 1927–1929\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \"You cannot control an infestation such as this with toys\": Poisoning Forest Pests in British Columbia, 1914–1929\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \"Carrying out this work, of a protective nature\": Combatting Forest Insects from the Air in Seymour Canyon and Stanley Park, British Columbia, 1929–1930\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: \"We feel that the technique of airplane dusting has now been perfected\": Our Enigmatic View of Nature and the Lessons to be Drawn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595746079000,"sku":"9781487526474","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/killing-bugs-for-business-and-beauty-canadas-aerial-war-against-forest-pests-1913-1930-paperback-softback-9781487526474","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}