AriaSilverfyre
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The Malaysian government decided to solve
their disease-carrying mosquito problem by spraying the infested areas
with DDT. This worked, but the cockroaches then devoured the dead
mosquitoes. This was followed by the region's gecko lizards consuming
the roaches. The geckos did not die from the residual poison, but
their central nervous systems were greatly affected, causing the
lizards to slow down. Moving up the food chain, the cats ate the
slow-moving lizards and started to die off in large quantities. Of
course, fewer cats means more rats, and the country's rat population
soared. As a result, the World Health Organization was forced to step
in and ban the DDT. In an effort to restore the ecological balance,
they flew in planeloads of cats to kill the rats.
their disease-carrying mosquito problem by spraying the infested areas
with DDT. This worked, but the cockroaches then devoured the dead
mosquitoes. This was followed by the region's gecko lizards consuming
the roaches. The geckos did not die from the residual poison, but
their central nervous systems were greatly affected, causing the
lizards to slow down. Moving up the food chain, the cats ate the
slow-moving lizards and started to die off in large quantities. Of
course, fewer cats means more rats, and the country's rat population
soared. As a result, the World Health Organization was forced to step
in and ban the DDT. In an effort to restore the ecological balance,
they flew in planeloads of cats to kill the rats.