Rachel Carson was truly a prophet of things to come

In “Silent Spring" (1962) Rachel Carson wrote

"The world of systemic insecticides is a weird world, surpassing the imaginings of the brothers Grimm.
It is a world where the enchanted forest of the fairy tales has become a poisonous forest.
It is a world where a flea bites a dog and dies…where a bee may carry poisonous nectar back to its hive and presently produce poisonous honey."