PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 26 days agoUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11
arrow-up1158arrow-down1imageUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·25 days agoYea DDT was some toxic shit to insects…also kills us too, but damn did it work
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·26 days agoOh, yes, DDT contributed greatly to the near-total extermination of malaria in numerous countries. Problem is, the mosquitoes eventually developed a resistance to it, and within 20 years we were back to seeking other solutions.
So, did it work?
Yea DDT was some toxic shit to insects…also kills us too, but damn did it work
Oh, yes, DDT contributed greatly to the near-total extermination of malaria in numerous countries.
Problem is, the mosquitoes eventually developed a resistance to it, and within 20 years we were back to seeking other solutions.