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Bat disease could cost Ohio farmers up to $1.7 billion per year


Ohio farmers could suffer as much as $1.7 billion in losses, if the new disease called white-nose syndrome wipes out the state's bats, according to a recent study in the journal "Science," reports the Ohio State University and Purdue University Extension Services.

"Simply put, bats eat a lot of insects -- insects that bother us around our homes, and insects that can damage crops and forests," says Ohio State University Extension wildlife specialist Marne Titchenell.

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