PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 6 months agoUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1159
arrow-up1159imageUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 months 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.
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.