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  • Fighting white-nose syndrome in bats benefits agriculture, study shows

    May 16, 2022 9:45 am by Amy AndoImpact
    in these little brown bats, the most commonly observed symptom of white-nose syndrome is the white fungal growth on the muzzle. Photo by Nancy Heaslip/New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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    • in these little brown bats, the most commonly observed symptom of white-nose syndrome is the white fungal growth on the muzzle. Photo by Nancy Heaslip/New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

    'Lost bat populations have harmful ripple effects on food and agriculture,' says Professor Amy Ando,. 'Crop yields fall and input costs rise as farmers try to compensate for the services bats usually provide.'