The Infinite Monkey Cage cover image

Bats v Flies

The Infinite Monkey Cage

CHAPTER

Controlling Mosquitoes

I completely agree with you. O just i think that there are loads of unintended consequences for doing such a thing. There was a mass spraying of d d t to control pests and mosquitoesin the states in the fifties. That kind of led to a huge environmental problem where d d t went up the food chain into birds and caused a huge devastation in populations. I'm tryingi does work though, doesn't it? Ye? Do you know that actually there was a eof e beer created when there was a black fly outbreak in dorsa in the sixties. But it was really strong, and it had ginger in and i guess it worked, if you have enoughncare

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner