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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/
What else can I help you with?
Why does DDT exist?
DDT is a pesticide.
Why was DDT used in North America?
As a pesticide/insecticide.
Why was ddt used in borneo?
DDT was used in Borneo primarily as a pesticide for controlling malaria-carrying mosquitoes during the mid-20th century. The goal was to reduce the spread of malaria and protect public health. However, the long-term use of DDT had harmful environmental impacts and led to the decline of certain wildlife populations in the region.
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.
What is the historical discovery of DDT?
DDT was discovered in 1874 but the confirmation as a strong pesticide is from 1939.
