The banning of DDT didn't mark the end of pesticide poisoning in America but rather the beginning Shortly after DDT was banned, Monsanto developed a new herbicide called Glyphosate We now know this as RoundUp
These pesticides, particularly glyphosate, were effective. Too effective, sometimes damaging crops So what did Monsanto do? They started developing pesticide-resistant crops to increase RoundUp sales & have more control over the agricultural ind