[mapleoin]

> the actual pesticides used today are mostly relatively non-toxic to humans

Love this! "mostly relatively" won't kill you... maybe...

[this_user]

Not to mention the damage those pesticides are doing to the environment and other species, e.g. bees.

[jandrese]

DDT is mostly non-toxic to humans too. One of the DOW salesman used to drink a cup of it to prove how safe it was.

[AdmiralAsshat]

Is he still alive?

[jandrese]

No, but he died at 85 years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mellanby

[trophycase]

But the companies that make these chemicals assure us they are!