PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 4 months agoUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11
arrow-up1151arrow-down1imageUS soldier spraying the inside of an Italian house with DDT for malaria control, 1945media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 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.