More about DDT

For those wanting more information on the need to lift the ban on DDT worldwide here is a link to a PDF document authored by J Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Entomology at San Jose State University.

Here is the conclusion:

The ban on DDT, founded on erroneous or fraudulent reports and imposed by one powerful bureaucrat, has caused millions of deaths, while sapping the strength and productivity of countless human beings in underdeveloped countries. It is time for an honest appraisal and for immediate deployment of the best currently available means to control insect-borne diseases. This meansDDT.