tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post8702189360203189841..comments2007-08-22T23:39:12.410-07:00Ericnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-89790900037720722902007-08-22T23:39:00.000-07:002007-08-22T23:39:00.000-07:00We can't blame the lack of DDT for problems in building and bedroom hygiene that have given rise to new bedbug infestations. It's inaccurate, unfair, and DDT still remains a serious poison with toxic effects when it's used.<BR/><BR/>I think there is exaggeration of the use of DDT to get rid of the things. We never used it in the cold north. Winter did the trick. To the extent it may have been used in the south, we have alternatives.<BR/><BR/>In any case, spreading a toxic substance that cripples the reproduction of little girls and boys, kills birds, fish, bats and beneficial insects, and can't be controlled once sprayed, seems like a lousy answer to a minor problem.Ed Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056539160596825210noreply@blogger.com