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Old 07-15-2013, 11:51 AM
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DDT is still used in Third World countries. It seems they'd rather risk eating a suspected carcinogen than die by the millions from malaria. Go figure.

WHO Backs Use of DDT Against Malaria : NPR
Thanks for posting that information, it was interesting.

About 50 years ago I visited the Yukatan peninsula in Mexico. I was told that there were malaria mosquitos there. What I found is that the mosquitos were not a problem during the day. They came out looking for blood at night. As long as you were awake and moving around they were not much of a threat. I don't recall anyone being too worried about it.

I don't know about today but it seems that homes back then didn't have screened windows and doors. So at night everyone slept under mosquito nets. It was a very simple and inexpensive solution to the problem.