[IYAS9YAS]

Do some even read?? DDT causes more frequent, and WORSE, birth defects. No. No DDT.

Really? None of the research I've ever seen on the product has even hinted at this. It was all about avian issues, which were disproven by Fish and Wildlife.

There are people today who used to run around in the fog of the DDT trucks, they had kids, and those kids had kids. Where are the birth defects?

[fireman15]

Dry cleaners used to dust clothes with DDT; it was called moth proofing. The clothes got a little tag. My wife collects vintage military uniforms. If they are from the WWII era and they are in perfect condition... they often have the tag. We never get these uniforms cleaned. There is no equivalent protection from moths.

The only good thing about the DDT ban is that by now a lot of insects would probably have developed resistance to it. Because of the ban it is still as effective as it ever was. So along with being one of the safest insecticides ever developed it can still be used in very small quantities and be effective.

[SandRat]

There are people today who used to run around in the fog of the DDT trucks, they had kids, and those kids had kids. Where are the birth defects?

Count my my wife and I among those who ran around playing in the DDT Trucks. By the way, we had three health children and now have 4 healthy Brand-Children.

[Bobalu]

There are people today who used to run around in the fog of the DDT trucks

I did that as a kid!

I turned out OK

[octex]

There are people today who used to run around in the fog of the DDT trucks, they had kids, and those kids had kids. Where are the birth defects?
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You just described me. In the ‘40s, all of us kids would run behind the fogger trucks that came through our neighborhood every two or three weeks. No a/c in houses those days so people would sit in the shady spots in their yards during the hot Summers. All of our parents sat through the fogging.