re: #22 recusancy

Well, and per elizajane’s comment, DDT is still very effective against mosquitoes and malaria. Weighing death by malaria or environmental damage people will take not dying from malaria.

There are other methods of preventing malaria, that don’t wreck the environment.

Since it’s mainly a problem in developing nations, I can see how some people would prefer to just spray DDT, rather than buy mosquito nets, show the populace how to use them and send anti-malarial medications. The environmental damage is invisible to them.

Don’t get me wrong, DDT is very effective against mosquitoes. I just don’t think it should be a first option.