I keep asking this to people. Is there any exotic insects killing trees near the bat caves with WNS? The thought is this: some of these insects use a fungus to kill the trees. Some of the bats roost in trees. Trees die and bats move to caves infecting other bats. There  is a wasp that kills pines in NY and it uses a different kind of fungus. The fungus involved in WNS bats is called Geomyces. One form of Geomyces feeds on feathers and things like toenails. Who knows what might have come over from China.

The nose doesn't know.

Larry


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> Unfortunately that is one of the areas where the white nose is  hitting real 
> hard. It is incredibly scary and  tragic.
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> K-
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> The mill house is owned by the Huyck Nature preserve, and they've been  
> monitoring the bats for a while. I keep my fingers crossed. I love the little  
> critters. They let me go into the attic five years ago and retrieve a big bag of  
> poop, which is amazing fertilizer - I had Kentucky Wonder beans the size of  
> watermelons (ok, a mild Twybzaggeration).
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