Author: Fleming, L.
Title: The Entokil Man: The Life of Harold Maxwell Lefroy
Description: Dexter Haven Publishing 2015 , . . HB. NEW. . Biography of Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, the agricultural pioneer who founded Rentokil. He was the first to apply the scientific method to dealing with insect pests, which saved innumerable crops in India and the Caribbean, where he worked with farmers. Suddenly the destruction of livelihoods by pests no longer needed to dominate the future. He became Professor of Entomology at Imperial College and developed anti-pest chemical treatments that led to Rentokil (trademark rules barred him from calling it Entokil), which became his most tangible legacy.. [9781903660171]
Keywords: Biography; Economic Entomology; RESConsign 2015/10
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Title: The Entokil Man: The Life of Harold Maxwell Lefroy
Description: Dexter Haven Publishing 2015 , . . HB. NEW. . Biography of Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, the agricultural pioneer who founded Rentokil. He was the first to apply the scientific method to dealing with insect pests, which saved innumerable crops in India and the Caribbean, where he worked with farmers. Suddenly the destruction of livelihoods by pests no longer needed to dominate the future. He became Professor of Entomology at Imperial College and developed anti-pest chemical treatments that led to Rentokil (trademark rules barred him from calling it Entokil), which became his most tangible legacy.. [9781903660171]
Keywords: Biography; Economic Entomology; RESConsign 2015/10
Price: GBP 14.99 = appr. US$ 21.41 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: N29053
- Book number: N29053
See more books from our catalog: Entomology,Pests & Pest Control