One interesting piece of history is that certain areas of Africa were targeted for slaves due to immunity to Malaria because it existed across the southern US.
DDT has negative consequences, one major one was in decimating raptor populations. But was it worth it is an open question in my mind. Saved probably 500M people.
The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT.
Replies to: "The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT."
- Half of all humans that have ever existed died from mosquito born illnesses. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 10:07pm 6/4/25
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- Aedes Agytpi is an invasive species - Chris94 - 1:32am 6/5/25
- No.Mosquitos are a massive part of the food chain for many species as well as population control for - BaronVonZemo - 7:40am 6/5/25
- Yes. That mosquito was imported from the Old World. - Chris94 - 8:11am 6/5/25
- I gather “population control” is how you justify the thousands of dead children from cutting USAID. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 7:47am 6/5/25
- I was thinking rodents, etc. Can't separate politics from anything, can you? TDS...... - BaronVonZemo - 7:50am 6/5/25
- No.Mosquitos are a massive part of the food chain for many species as well as population control for - BaronVonZemo - 7:40am 6/5/25
- What could possibly go wrong? - MAS - 10:23pm 6/4/25
- The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT. - iairishcheeks - 10:41pm 6/4/25
- Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:55pm 6/4/25
- Here is an ND Mag article on Dr Craig [NT]
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- BaronVonZemo - 10:57pm 6/4/25
- And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist) [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:58pm 6/4/25
- So we only have to eradicate a few species of mosquito, I say do it. - iairishcheeks - 11:18pm 6/4/25
- And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist) [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:58pm 6/4/25
- Here is an ND Mag article on Dr Craig [NT]
[LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:57pm 6/4/25
- Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:55pm 6/4/25
- No kidding. Reminds me of the Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon episode. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 10:37pm 6/4/25
- The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT. - iairishcheeks - 10:41pm 6/4/25
- Aedes Agytpi is an invasive species - Chris94 - 1:32am 6/5/25