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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:14:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 31/03/2026 03:24, c186282 wrote:
>> DDT isn't bad for humans.
>> 
>>    The only real reason it was banned was because of its persistence
>>    in top predators - it made birds eggs too fragile.
>> 
>>    Oh, and most pesty insects quickly developed tolerance ...
>> 
>>    Not sure it'd be good for much of anything these days.
> 
> They banned it just before it had eradicated malarial mosquitoes in
> Africa.
> Millions have died as a result

I'm not sure the mosquitoes in Africa have a higher body count than the 
warring factions.