Resumen de A bat disease that's bad news for humans, too.
The article discusses how the prevalence of the white nose syndrome (WNS) among bats will impact humans. As the number of bats afflicted by WNS increases, the number of mosquitoes will also increase. Bats are the primary predators of pest insects including mosquitoes and can consume as much as their own body weight each night, according to Greg Turner of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Also discussed is the economic impact increased bat deaths will have on U.S. farmers.
