Dave wrote:
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:03:07 -0500, DSK said:


While I agree with Walt that there are a few special cases
where the benefits outweigh the costs, in general the
reasons for banning it are still most persuasive.


And would you agree that spraying the inside of huts in sub-Sahara Africa
(there aren't likely to be many eagles, hawk or herons in there) to kill the
mosquitoes that spread malaria, and using DDT on mosquito nets in those
countries, would be one of those special cases?

Or do you figure the lives there are worth so little that bending your
environmental principles to save those lives can't be justified?

How is it going to be cotrolled so it's not used on crops, etc when
someone gets the bright idea that it wo;; work outdooesa too? In most
of these places education ahsn't made a snip of difference in regards to
hygiene or birth control so how are they going to be responsible for a
controlled substance? Wouldn't it be better to find some ecologically
safe way to combat the problem? There are plants, the pyrethrums, thatt
can be planted. Get the stagnant water problems under control. Plant
plants that deter misquitos (mosquito plant, citronella, eucalyptus..)...