Gardens · London
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Nigel Cox — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Pest Infestation Control Laboratory was a government-run laboratory in Slough during the Second World War and for some years after it, conducting research into food security.
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Background
History
The field station was first established in 1929 by the Imperial College of Science and Technology on the Hurworth Estate; it was the college's first such field station and was located one mile east of Slough. However, pest research had already gained the interest of the Empire Marketing Board, and in the late 1930s the Grain Infestation Survey Committee was set up. In 1938, Sir William Beveridge was asked by the British government to make preparations for securing food supplies in the case of war, and he asked for the help of Professor James Munro at Imperial College. Munro believed a significant problem was insect infestations in grain stores, which went unreported, and he recommended "an…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5030, -0.5702
- Address
- London Road, Upton, Slough, SL3 7HJ
- Established
- 1929
Sources
- wikidata: Q54817785 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pest Infestation Control Laboratory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Pest Infestation Control Laboratory built?
- Built or established in 1929.
- Who owns Pest Infestation Control Laboratory?
- Pest Infestation Control Laboratory is owned by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.