No, David. Ambient average cave temps in Texas are below 75 degrees. Bats are not big consumers of Honey Creek either. Spores easily survive temps above and beyond typical exposure temperature. -cd
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the fungus is dormant above 75 degrees, then many Texas bat > caves should be o.k. > to visit. Right ? > > If someone enters the shaft at Honeycreek and exits at the small wet > entrance, how could > they possibly transmit WNS to any bats roosting in the dry entrance ? > Any WNS on them > would have been washed off. > > If a Texas bat had the fungus but left the cave to eat ( where the > temperature is 100 degrees ) > that would kill the fungus. Right ? > > Did anybody see the news-story about American crops being destroyed by WNS > ? > I think it was a tabloid story in Israel. > > Have any new cases of WNS been found in the past month ? > > I bet if you leave your caving gear out in the 100 degree sun for > about an hour, that will > be all the decon you will need. > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
