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Poisons, pests and people

Canada, 1960
film

Produced in 1960, this still timely two-part film examines the effects of widespread chemical insecticide use, both on the insect population and on warm-blood..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Chemical conquest

Canada, 1956
Similarity: 78%

The Challenge of survival: chemicals

United States, 1985
Similarity: 78%

Pesticides: friend or foe?

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 77%

Take a deep deadly breath. Part II

United States, 1968
Similarity: 76%

The Biological control of insects [Excerpt]

Australia, 1960
Similarity: 75%

Pesticides

United States, 1981
Similarity: 75%

Introducing insects

Canada, 1960
Similarity: 75%

The Rival world

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 74%

Trouble for insects

Australia, 1951
Similarity: 74%

The Biological control of insects

Australia, 1960
Similarity: 73%

The Use of poison

Australia, 1961
Similarity: 73%

Portrait of a poison

United Kingdom, 1980
Similarity: 73%

Insect foods

United States, 1961
Similarity: 73%

Let's look at weeds

Canada, 1959
Similarity: 73%

Nature in the garden

Australia, 1953
Similarity: 72%

Pharmaceuticals

United States, 1981
Similarity: 72%

Mozzie [Widescreen]

Australia, 1999
Similarity: 72%

Insect zoo [B&W]

United States, 1950
Similarity: 71%
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