The law and ecology of pesticides and pest management / by Mary Jane Angelo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ecological science -- Ecologically-related management tools -- The ecology of pests -- The agricultural revolution and farm policy -- The history of the control of pests -- The ecological impacts of pesticide use -- The legacy of past pesticide use: one example -- The evolution of domestic law : FIFRA -- Other domestic laws that address the ecological impacts of pesticides -- The special case of genetically modified crops -- The failure of U.S. law to address the ecological considerations of pesticide use -- The conflict between pesticide law and wildlife protection law -- International perspectives on pesticide law and ecology -- Ecologically-based pest management -- Legal and policy proposals to achieve ecologically-based pest management.