Guiding Questions
1. Explain the difference between first-generation and second-generation pesticides. Provide several examples of each.
2. Describe the three major groups of insecticides.
3. Explain the difference between broad spectrum and narrow spectrum pesticides. Offer examples for each.
4. Describe the history of the use of DDT from its discovery in 1939 to its level of use today. Consider each of the following:
a. the World Health Organization’s decision to spray DDT to control an outbreak of malaria in Borneo in 1950
b. the publication of Silent Spring in 1962.
5. Make a sales pitch for why we should use insecticides on large scale farms.