Should the developing world use DDT?

Question

Should the developing world use DDT?

Answer 1

no

it pollutes water bodies, kills microorganisms which is not gud 4 agro-produce

n also not gud for the biosphere

Answer 2

Almost never.  ANd never in 2 years in a row, no matter what.  But there is nothing  else even remotely capable of breaking up mosquito born epidemics which include malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever.

There are methods less harmful to the environment to control mosquitos but they are usually too dependent on huge cooperation from uniformed or misinformed people and basic honesty is use of resources.  In most third world countries mosquito born diseases are coming back, sometimes very strongly.  In these cases I think a single season of DDT should be considered.  

The best and least likely approach is, oddly enough, birth control.For these diseases to become 'epidemics' a certain population density of mosquitos and humans  combined reaches a critical point.  It may be cheaper to stay beneath the critical point by keeping the number of people lower.  With fewer people you have a better chance of getting cooperation in controlling the mosquitos as well.

Answer 3

The short answer is no.

The long answer is that DDT is a nasty, nasty substance that has wide-scale, long-term detrimental effects to the environment. This is particularly true in areas where humans or animals can come into contact with it since it has a high toxic factor, multi-generational impacts on genetic abnormality development and can be passed along through runoff to other locations.