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Borneo used DDT to kill the mosquitoes that carried diseases. However the roaches stored DDT in their bodies and it made the lizards that ate them ill and the lizards got slower. This made it easy for cats to eat the lizards. The cats that ate the lizards, died. This led to an increase in the rat population. It also led to an increase in caterpillar population because the lizards were not there to eat them. The caterpillars ate the roofs of many homes. Eventually Borneo had to air lift cats by parachutes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636426/
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Where do you use DDT?
DDT is a very strong pesticide.
Why does DDT exist?
DDT is a pesticide.
Why was DDT used in North America?
As a pesticide/insecticide.
How did bald eagles recover?
Elimination of the use of DDT as a pesticide.
What are some issues problems about the use of DDT?
DDT is a very toxic pesticide and degrades slowly in nature.
What is the pesticide called DDT?
DDT is dichlordiphenyltrichlorethane C14H9Cl5.
What sort of substance is DDT?
DDT is a pesticide - dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (C14H9Cl5).
How did biological magnification play a role in the disappearance of the peregrine falcon?
The use of the pesticide DDT.
The initails ddt stand for a type of?
ddt stands for DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane. It is a synthetic pesticide
Was DDT successful in its original goal?
Yes, DDT was very successful as a pesticide.
What do you mean by DDT?
DDT is a strong pesticide: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, with the chemical formula C14H9Cl5.
Eg of broad spectrum pesticide?
DDT
