One of the most common inquiries I receive asks if there is any relationship between colony collapse disorder in bees and white-nose syndrome in bats. I asked microbiologist David Blehert with the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to explain the similarities and differences between the two wildlife diseases: People have frequently asked whether there is a [...]
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Is there a relationship between white nose syndrome and colony collapse disorder in bees?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bat, bats, fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife service, fws, research, usfws, USGS NWHC, white nose syndrome, whitenosesyndrome, wildlife, wildlife disease, wns on January 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Guest blog: USGS Research Biologist Paul Cryan talks about his work with WNS
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bat, bats, fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife service, fws, research, usfws, white nose syndrome, whitenosesyndrome, wildlife disease, wns on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many of you probably saw the recent media coverage of the “Tattered Wings” research paper (see USGS Press Release and podcast). This excellent paper explores the effects of WNS on bats’ wing tissue, and how this damage could lead to the mortality of WNS-affected bats. Paul Cryan, lead author and Research Biologist at the USGS [...]
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