[superpermutat0r]

I'd say it's a regulatory problem. Any kind of innovation that can be applied to massive scale, like pesticides, mobile phones, cars, computers etc. should be tested for decades if not more before it is allowed to disturb the society.

No one does any risk analysis and the short-term upside makes the long-term downside invisible.

No one knew how problematic pesticides can get. We are just now discovering the effects.