For the first time, malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Tanzania have genetically mutated to survive the long-banned pesticide DDT. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and the Ifakara Health ...
In the 1990s, a combination of the elimination of DDT use due to health concerns, increased pesticide resistance among insects, and increased international travel helped fuel a resurgence of ...
does not help achieve desired results and notes the use of the pesticide DDT, once so prevalent, occurred until its dangers were exposed. ”Yes, they kill a lot of insects, but they are really ...
or DDT—a potent pesticide. When that was banned in the 1970s, the bugs flourished. Armed with genetic armor, they’ve gone on a rampage. “You can practically dip the bugs in the insecticide ...