A thoughtful compilation of time-tested alternatives to pesticides for controling insects, plant diseases and weeds in the home, garden and landscaping. An underground classic now available to gardeners everywhere.

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Dr. Robert H. Stauffer was born and reared in Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University. He was a Danforth Fellow at Cornell University and a Kellogg Fellow at the University of Chicago. He has completed post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado, and Harvard University.

During his career Dr. Stauffer served as an instructor at The Pennsylvania State University; as an assistant professor and dean at West Virginia University; and as a professor at the University of Minnesota where he now holds the rank of professor emeritus.

He headed the establishment and development of the first community college in West Virginia (Parkersburg) where he became the college's first president. The college is now West Virginia University, Parkersburg. He also served as president of Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York, and was president of Pierce College in Tacoma, Washington.

As senior consultant for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, he developed a program whereby U. S. Navy personnel could acquire a college degree while on active duty (SOCNAV).

Dr. Stauffer is currently a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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