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To: Taro who wrote (276844)	2/26/2006 6:05:04 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576592

When I was a kid the DDT truck used to come through our neighborhood and blast great clouds of DDT out the back like really thick fog. We used to ride our bikes and run along behind it, in the cloud of insecticide. Everyone KNEW DDT was harmless, and safe as houses! And maybe it was, for US. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov But it DID cause drastic declines in bird populations, as it caused their eggshells to be very thin, and very few chicks were born. THAT's why we stopped using it.

To: Taro who wrote (276844)	2/26/2006 9:26:31 PM
From: denizen48	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576592

I read a recent article about Billy Gates' efforts to help fight Malaria in Africa. From it I gathered that what brought it under control in the USA was not DDT so much as large-scale mosquito control thru spraying oil on their hatching habitats (water). The South was suffering until the late 50's, which is why the Center for Disease Control is still in Atlanta. The African poor can't afford the necessary mosquito netting to keep from getting bit while sleeping. It's a pretty complex process.