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...been whooshed out from airplanes on almost every kind of territory where noxious insects breed. When properly done, say Authors Hoffmann & Linduska, the results have usually been good. As little as one-tenth of a pound of DDT per acre is effective against some mosquitoes. Many serious forest pests, such as gypsy moths, are controlled by somewhat larger doses. Other insects are killed at the same time, but in most cases the insect population of the forest returns to normal a few weeks after the spraying...
Insect Irruptions. Hoffmann & Linduska want no one to think that DDT is foolproof. If used incorrectly, they concede that it can cause major trouble Heavy doses (5 lbs. or more per acre) might poison birds and small mammals and cause insect "irruptions." Aphids (plant lice) sometimes multiply disastrously when too much DDT has killed too many of their natural. enemies. But careful observations made all over the U.S. show that moderate spraying with DDT has little or no effect on birds, reptiles or mammals-and successfully gets rid of the pests...
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