The immediate results of the widespread use of pesticides and fertilizers in the 1950's included
A) dramatic increases in crop yields and marked reductions of diseases such as malaria.
B) the increased spread of malaria and other insect-borne diseases.
C) terrible declines in agricultural productivity due to dramatic increases in the number of crop pests.
D) global declines in undesirable pests such as mice, rats, crows, and sharks.
E) dramatic declines in crop pests but with little impact to agricultural yields