Rachel Carson reponsible for the death of millions of African children

It is always difficult to make decisions that involve the safety and health of our children; but when it comes down to developing countries such as Africa, you really have to weigh out the pros and the cons. Since malaria is a disease that kills many people in Africa each year, I would have to disagree with Rachel Carson's view on insecticides. To every advantage, there is a disadvantage, and when it comes to Africa, using insecticides, it seems  would actually save more lives. Insecticides would actually be very beneficial to the population because it would kill the mosquitoes that are causing malaria and killing millions.

As Americans, we do not really have mosquitoes that contain malaria that are killing millions of people in our population so maybe hiding under a mosquito net may be more beneficial for Americans. But as I said, to every advantage there is disadvantage and in America our biggest concern is the health of our children and the environment. Yes, insecticides can be used as a killer for mosquitoes and other bugs, but since mosquitoes are not deadly in America, then excluding insecticides from our environment would be more beneficial for Americans.

As a parent in America, I would feel its best to use less insecticides that contain DDT. Since malaria isn't very common in America, then  I do not want to harm the health of my children to help kill off mosquitoes. I am not saying that we will be able to save our children from every danger in the environment but I think that we can save them from things that can be prevented.