Amelia Bellamy-Royds on Nostr: The framing on this story is wild. Summary: as a deadly fungal epidemic in bats ...

The framing on this story is wild. Summary: as a deadly fungal epidemic in bats spread across the US, increased insect activity resulted in an average 31% increase in pesticide use by local farmers, resulting in an average 8% increase in human infant mortality in affected areas.

And the message is: bats provide important economic benefits.

And yes, very true.

But also: The correlation between pesticide use & infant mortality is that well known & it's still allowed???

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bats-north-america-research-1.7314579