By 1981, the use of dieldrin worldwide was limited to sugarcane and bananas, and these uses were deregistered by 1985.
Publikacija Silent Spring (široko brano in zelo vplivno priljubljeno poročilo okoljskih in zdravstvenih posledic pesticidov)z Rachel Carson v letu 1962 je bila ključna gonilna sila pri ozaveščanju te skrbi.