Are we stripping our [pesticide] arsenal of essential weapons? If we strip that arsenal, something is bound to happen. I can’t predict what insect, what disease vector, might attack the food supply or health of this country….The consequences of such a situation may go far beyond a mere food shortage….The position of our State Department could be impaired….Our military potential could be seriously affected.
The manager of Dow Chemical’s agricultural department, R.E. Naegele. From the House Committee on Agriculture’s hearings.
Monday, March 8, 1971
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