[AT] DDT

[David Rotigel]

A believe it was an EPA ban that did away with DDT. An interesting piece is at http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/15583-ddt-breeds-death <http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/15583-ddt-breeds-death> and will probably tell you more than you wish to know about the chemical.
	Dave

> On Aug 4, 2016, at 9:38 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
> 
> Many years ago there was an article in one of hte farm magazinea about 
> the test the Navy ran on DDT and sailors back in the 50's.  Of the group 
> that ate the stuff every day in corn oil ( I think was how it was 
> applied) not one of them had Cancer after 40 or 50 years....      It 
> proves to me that the Idiot judge that outlawed it had no idea what he 
> was ruling on. They blamed the thin eggshells of the Bald eagle on 
> DDT.   It could have just been genetics.....  As you said Dave, one or 2 
> sprays of DDT and we could forget about the ZIKA virus and mosquitos  
> too..      DDT just got too cheap...    I use BT because of my guineas 
> and cats.  My best shade tree ws hit by the ice storm last winter, and 
> then by the Bagworms.  By the time it got dry enough to spray, the 
> bagworms nearly had it destroyed.
> 
> Cecil in OKla
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/4/2016 6:13 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>> You can thank Rachel Carson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson> (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT>) for ALL those who have died since DDT was outlawed!
>> 	Dave
>> 
>>> On Aug 4, 2016, at 6:21 PM, Ronald Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I lived painted white with that stuff every summer from about age 8
>>> until collage age.  Figure about 10 years.  It must have hurt my earning
>>> potential.  I sure don't have any money to speak of at age 72.
>>> 
>>> They could get rid of those ZIKA virus carrying mosquitos in a day or
>>> two by spraying it once.  Done for the year.  Makes too much sense and
>>> not enough money for whomever is calling the shots.
>>> 
>>> Ron Cook, Salix, IA
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