I wonder if it has anything to do with the extraordinary blossoming of mosquito populations here.
Ugh. Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([email protected]) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > [Original Message] > From: Owen Densmore <[email protected]> > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > Date: 8/19/2009 10:44:29 PM > Subject: [FRIAM] Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service > > There is an epidemic within the bat community of the US that has a > surprising rate of spread, and is apparently fatal, and may result in > the loss of bats within the US: > http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112035629 > > This will have huge impact on farming and the rest of us due to the > bat population being key in controlling the insect population. > > Anyone got a clue on how this could be controlled? Sounds complex to > me! Seriously, if any researchers listening in have ideas, pass them > on to the folks trying to understand this. > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
