DDT

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Peregrine falcons, which were once nearly wiped out in Australia due to the use of pesticides in agriculture, have staged a recovery since the 1980s when DDT and other chemicals were banned.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

In Texas, a white foreman stopped Alvarado and his group from picking in cotton fields just before a plane covered the crop with DDT.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Carson was the first to note the harmful effects of DDT on the environment and, she believed, humans.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

DDT was commonly used for insect control in agriculture, gardens, and homes.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

In other words, supermosquitoes were being created that were capable of resisting DDT.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy