Mosquito eradication must proceed ASAP to control the spread of Zika — including use of DDT.
Dr. Peter Hotez writes in the NYTimes:
Mosquito eradication must proceed ASAP to control the spread of Zika — including use of DDT.
Dr. Peter Hotez writes in the NYTimes:
The ban on DDT has resulted in millions of children dying in tropical areas worldwide.
Rachel Carson has these deaths on her shoulders.
Congress had approved the use of DDT with guidelines on when and where to use. William Ruckelshaus of the EPA banned it anyway.