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The medfly crisis: Citizens' response to eradication risks
Authors
Glenn R. HawkesMarc Pilisuk
Curt Acredolo
Martha C. Stiles
Authors Affiliations
Glenn R. Hawkes is professors, in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis; Marc Pilisuk is Professors, in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis; Curt Acredolo is Research Psychologist, in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis; Martha C. Stiles is Post-graduate Researcher, in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 38(1):14-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n01p14. January 1984.
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Abstract
The public saw the benefits of medfly eradication as far exceeding the risks of exposure to pesticides
Hawkes G, Pilisuk M, Acredolo C, Stiles M. 1984. The medfly crisis: Citizens' response to eradication risks. Hilgardia 38(1):14-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n01p14
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