University of Chicago: Collapse of Bat Populations Increased Infant Mortality Rate, Study Finds
September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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When insect-eating bats died, farmers increased pesticide use--leading to more than 1,000 infant deaths
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Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an i . . .
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When insect-eating bats died, farmers increased pesticide use--leading to more than 1,000 infant deaths
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Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an i . . .