Materials Screened as Animal Systemic Insecticides at Kerrville, Texas, 1960-1967 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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A historic USDA study documents how 640 chemicals were tested for systemic insecticide activity in guinea pigs, detailing methods and outcomes.
This nonfiction work presents a Production Research Report from 1960–1967, focusing on animal-based screening of potential systemic insecticides. It describes how chemicals were prepared, dosed, and evaluated against arthropods such as flies and ticks, using guinea pigs as the test subjects. The narrative centers on experimental design, dosing strategies, and the way results were recorded and interpreted.
Readers gain a clear view of the scope and approach of mid‑20th century insecticide research, including how data were organized in tables and how investigators determined whether a compound was active, lethal, or effective through oral or subcutaneous administration.
- How dosages were chosen and adjusted to prevent lethal effects while assessing systemic activity
- The procedures for exposing arthropods to treated hosts and measuring outcomes
- How results were categorized by target pest and method of administration
- How the study structured its data and summarized activity across hundreds of compounds
Ideal for readers of agricultural science history, chemical screening methods, and early work in animal-based toxicity testing.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the systematic analysis of more than 1000 candidate materials as animal systemic insecticides. Conducted by the Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, this volume is a continuation of similar research previously published. It presents results of tests with materials previously screened and adds results of tests with new materials. The work reported here is part of a broad program of research aimed at developing better control methods for arthropods that attack livestock and poultry. The book is divided into four sections, the first containing information on procedures and methods used for systematically screening compounds in this study. The second section lists the chemical designations of more than 600 compounds that were found to be systemically active against stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans), screwworms secondary screwworms, black blow flies, and lone star ticks on cattle. The third section contains information on the structure-activity relationships of these compounds, and the fourth section contains a table summarizing the results of the tests. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780366794829_0
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