Bird Mortality after Spraying for Dutch Elm Disease with DDT
@article{Wurster1965BirdMA, title={Bird Mortality after Spraying for Dutch Elm Disease with DDT}, author={C. Wurster and D. Wurster and Walter N. Strickland}, journal={Science}, year={1965}, volume={148}, pages={90 - 91} }
In Hanover, New Hampshire, where elms were sprayed with DDT, 151 dead birds were found; 10 dead birds were found in Norwich, Vermont, where no DDT was used. Chemical analyses of dead birds, observation of symptoms of DDT poisoning, and a population decline after spraying all indicate severe mortality among certain species in Hanover.
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