The Entokil Man: The Life of Harold Maxwell Lefroy
by Fleming, L
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- ISBN 10
- 1903660173
- ISBN 13
- 9781903660171
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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]
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- Pemberley Natural History Books (GB)
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- Title
- The Entokil Man: The Life of Harold Maxwell Lefroy
- Author
- Fleming, L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1903660173
- ISBN 13
- 9781903660171
- Publisher
- Dexter Haven Publishing
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- Biography; Economic Entomology; RESConsign 2015/10
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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