White Nose Syndrome
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
October 31, 2018 8:07pm CST
This is a disease that has killed 6 million bats in the US. It attaches to the bat's nose when they are hybrenating. Bats are a very positive part of our environment. They eat their weight in bugs in one night. They keep the price of produce down because producers don't have to spend so much on pesticides to kill the bugs that harm the produce.
There are about 40 types of bats in the US. Some populations number in the million while others are very low or in decline.
Three states have a state bat. Those states are Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.
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@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
1 Nov 18
@celticeagle I read that as white NOISE syndrome and got confused. I’m back on track now. Poor bats.
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
2 Nov 18
Nearly wiped out the entire population in this province. I wrote an article about it several years ago.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Nov 18
That's sad. Hope it has built back up.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Nov 18
@koopharper ......Yes, those things take time.
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
7 Nov 18
@celticeagle You might see one on rare occasion right now. It will likely take decades to bounce back all the way.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
1 Nov 18
Is white nose syndrome can also infect humans? Poor bats, they give us the effective fertilizers.
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
1 Nov 18
This was interesting information. I use to live in Texas and never knew they had a state bat.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Nov 18
That means that more bugs are going to thrive and come after us. 
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1 Nov 18
I recently read about this.
"They keep the price of produce down " guess the supermarkets and grocery stores haven't heard about that yet here--ALL produce has gone up!
