Kissing Bug-Chigas Disease shows up in South Texas
Ib times say in the last while, my words, Kissing Bugs and Chigas Disease has show u in Houston etc. The Kissing Bug and Chigas Disease come from South America.
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TOMMY47 wrote:
Wintersun--Not likely. Malaria shows up when DDT is banned. Malaria was widespread in the South until DDT was very widely used in the USA in the 40s and 50s and eliminated here. It is bound to spread without a surefire mosquito killer.
Maybe but, DDT was a bad chemical. It didn't break down in the soil and stayed around for a long time. It was getting into the food chain. Look at the rebound of the Bald Eagle a lot of that was due to the banning of DDT. Now, I do think it could have been kept around in limited amounts if it wasn't overused. It was though, they used to broadcast spray the stuff everywhere.
Same way with Asbestos. Some of was bad but, there were lots of types of Asbestos. The one bad kind got it all banned and it was a very handy and helpful product when used properly. But, a bad product when misused.
