So, apparently New York City is experiencing a wave of bed bugs. Various sources, including
Glen Reynolds, think that bringing back DDT will fix the problem.
Wrong.
See, as this person says,
bed bugs developed a resistance to DDT way back in the 1950s. Not only that, but now we learn that
bed bugs are still nearly 100% resistant to DDT. A
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The chances are, if we'd kept using DDT we'd have caused a LOT of harm to mammals with slow generational periods and ended up with a lot tougher insects who don't.
BTW - I've seen Rand ranting about the DDT ban being a display of evil environmentalists killing people.
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The guys _running_ the country and the guys who generate opinions are exclusive.
Or so I hope: if guys in the head shed are making his big decisions based on something they read in a blog .. then God help us.
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