Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert

Popular Series No. 3 Southwest Parks and Monuments Association
Deserts of the Southwest are not desolate expanses of sand as many persons believe. This photograph, showing vegetation in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, is a typical illustration of the variety and density of plant growth in the Sonoran desert area of northwestern Mexico and southwestern Arizona.
by NATT N. DODGE
TWELFTH EDITION (revised), 1970
Published in co-operation with the National Park Service by the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association in keeping with one of its objectives, to provide accurate and authentic information about the Southwest.
Southwest Parks and Monuments Association Globe, Arizona (formerly Southwestern Monuments Association)
Copyright, 1952, by the Southwestern Monuments Association Box 1562, Gila Pueblo, Globe, Arizona 85501
Published October 21, 1947 Second printing, revised, October, 1948 Third printing, revised, December, 1948 Fourth printing, revised, January, 1952 Fifth printing, June, 1953 Sixth printing, March, 1955 Seventh printing, December, 1957 Eighth printing, revised, January, 1961 Ninth printing, revised, March, 1964 Tenth printing, June, 1966 Eleventh printing, August, 1968 Twelfth printing, revised, August, 1970
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Recommendations given in previous editions of this book regarding use of DDT and other “hard” pesticides are withdrawn in this 12th edition. We advise, until questions about merits and dangers of these products are resolved, that you contact a local agency before deciding what pesticides, if any, to use.
We believe that every citizen should make a real effort to become informed about pesticides and potential changes in them, for use or non-use will likely have great impact on mankind’s future use of this earth.
The author has conducted no original research, but has simply assembled information provided by others who have made painstaking scientific investigations into the lives, habits, and poisons of desert creatures. To these men all credit for the information contained herein is due.