Mosquito on the wall. Image credit: DesertUSA. To lower mosquito exposure in malaria-prone places there are two basic pesticide use strategies. The half-century old approach - a remnant of 1950’s era thinking - is to spray entire towns, as well as the surrounding countryside, with a pesticide such as DDT or pyrethrin. Washingon DC-area Think tanks

seem enamored of those spray-glory days, in spite of the fact that it would be a logistical impossibility and far too costly to repeat the Bald Eagle extirpating performance for the many thousands of poor … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pesticide-Soaked ‘Wallpaper’ Cuts Malaria Exposure, Safer Than Spraying