Some studies have even suggested that these alternatives can be cost effective. Biological controls, such as viruses, may be developed with further testing. We pay a terrible price when we ignorantly tamper with the natural order on a large scale. Vast clear-cutting of forest for agriculture in the 14th century drove rats in large numbers to the cities. There they infected the populace with the bubonic plague and half of the population in Europe died.
Recent history teaches the same lesson.
Despite warnings from environmentalists, we used DDT for more than 30 years. DDT played havoc with the reproductive cycle of the birds, causing their eggshells to thin to the point that their young could not survive. I don't want or expect the use of all chemicals to be banned overnight. I felt I was poisoned and that this place was poisoned. Inc. All rights reserved.