https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/10/14/Study-details-version-of-insecticide-DDT-lost-in-aftermath-of-WWII/4221571062123/Study details version of insecticide DDT lost in aftermath of WWIIScientists created the new insecticide by fluorinating molecules of DDT, swapping out the chemical's chlorine atoms for fluorine. When the researchers exposed mosquitoes and fruit flies to the the difluoro analog of DFDT -- with molecules featuring two fluoride atoms -- the targets were killed two to four times faster.
"Speed thwarts the development of resistance," said NYU chemistry professor Michael Ward. "Insecticide crystals kill mosquitoes when they are absorbed through the pads of their feet. Effective compounds kill insects quickly, possibly before they are able to reproduce."
After realizing the power of their discovery, scientists surveyed historic chemistry research to see if there was a precedent for the novel insecticide. The researchers found evidence that DFDT was first created by German scientists during World War II. The German military deployed the chemical for insect control in the Soviet Union and North Africa.
In the United States, DDT became the insecticide of choice. Records suggest military officials with the Allied Forces interviewed German scientists about DFDT, but dismissed their claims that the insecticide was more effective and less toxic than DDT.
If this goes very far toward usage, look for the Enviros to condemn it as a Nazi pesticide, etc.. Because they want people to die of mosquito-borne disease, "decrease the surplus population" as it were.
