Category: Pesticides

DDT eliminated the Aedes mosquitos from Brazil and Argentina. Continue reading NYTimes: DDT ban helped bring back disease-bearing mosquitoes

We’re not alone. Continue reading NYTimes: DDT suggested as weapon against Zika

Zika is not the only cause of microencephaly. Continue reading Brazil may have fewer Zika-related microcephaly cases than previously reported

“But governments and nonprofit agencies decided too early that the job had been done, and dismantled these programs to save money. Now the mosquito is back.” Continue reading How Scared Should You Be About Zika?

Allied soldiers liberally sprayed survivors to stop the spread of deadly typhus. Continue reading DDT saved the lives of many Holocaust survivors

Mosquito eradication must proceed ASAP to control the spread of Zika — including use of DDT. Continue reading A Campaign to Eliminate Mosquitoes Is Needed Until a Vaccine Is Developed

From the Altoona Tribune (Altoona, PA), September 26, 1929. Continue reading Bald Eagle reported to be endangered 20 years before widespread DDT use

“Companies need to be vigilant for hints of declining performance of products that contain neonicotinoids.” Continue reading Bed bugs have developed resistance to neonicotinoids

Agricultural technology is doing great and getting better without more taxpayer funding and government interference. Continue reading ‘We Need a New Green Revolution’ (Translation: We Want More Taxpayer Dollars)

Words “pesticide” and “insecticide” nowhere to be found. Continue reading California will see a lot more disease-carrying mosquitoes this year, experts say

“The environmentalists’ dirty little secret is that bees are actually doing fine.” Continue reading Popping the Bee-Pocalypse Myth

… wait for it… Continue reading Neonicotinoid pesticides have killed so many bees in Canada that…