A new study finds that when bats in U.S. counties were decimated by the deadly white-nose syndrome, human deaths followed closely behind

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The collapse of bat populations led to more than a thousand infant deaths

Researchers found that infant deaths increased after farmers used more pesticides to battle pests when bats weren't around. The findings are part of growing evidence that humans rely on the animal and plant species around them, and are harmed when those species decline or go extinct.

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When bats were wiped out, more human babies died, a study found. Here's why

A new study in the journal Science found the decline of bats in the United States had come at a deadly cost to humans.

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

How a bat disease may have led to the death of more than 1,000 kids

Bat die-offs in the U.S. led to increased use of insecticides, which in turn led to greater infant mortality, according to a "seminal" study published Thursday that shows the effects of biodiversity loss on human beings.Eyal Frank, an environmental economist at the University of Chicago, authored the study, which was published by Science, a leading peer-reviewed journal.Bats can eat thousands of insects per night and act as a natural pest contro…

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'Astonishing' study shows infant deaths rise in U.S. when bat populations fall

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Portland

Cumberland County

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A new study shows that when communities experienced the near death of entire insect-eating bat populations, farmers increased their use of pesticides. This in turn increased the infant mortality rate.

Daniel Hogan

A collapse in the North American bat population has led to an increase in the use of pesticides by farmers and led to an increase in infant mortality, a study reveals Thursday....

Un effondrement de la population nord-américaine de chauves-souris a mené à une hausse de l'utilisation par les agriculteurs de pesticides et entraîné une augmentation de la mortalité infantile, révèle jeudi une étude. ...

Des décès de nourrissons causés par...la mort de chauves-souris: "Cela peut avoir des impacts catastrophiques pour l'humanité"

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Brussels

Belgium

Infant deaths caused by... bat deaths: “This can have catastrophic impacts for humanity”

Bat die-offs in the U.S. led to increased use of insecticides, which in turn led to greater infant mortality, according to a "seminal" study published Thursday that shows the effects of biodiversity loss on human beings.  Eyal Frank, an environmental economist at the University of Chicago, authored the study, which was published by Science, a leading peer-reviewed journal.  Bats can eat thousands of insects per night and act as a natural pest co…

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Washington

District of Columbia

'Astonishing' study shows infant deaths rise in US when bat populations fall

Bats are dying at an alarming rate. New research links it to an increase in infant mortality from pesticides

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Chris Richmond (entrepreneur)

San Francisco

San Francisco County

California

Bat deaths linked to rise in infant deaths thanks to pesticide overuse

In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers resorted to increased use of insecticides, resulting in a 31 percent rise in pesticide application, acc…

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Correlation Between Infant Mortality Rate and Bat Population Loss Found

White nose syndrome, a fungal disease that kills bats, causes farmers to spray more insecticides, which harms human babies.

The collapse of bat populations led to more than a thousand infant deaths

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