USGS Update

Several weeks ago I uploaded a map provided by the USGS regarding the prevalence of WNS across the country.. Today they issued a new map....

Note the section in Illinois and Canada that now have confirmed cases of WNS that were previously not on the map at all.  It also appears that confirmed cases have now been found in Kentucky and Tennessee as well. 

As White Nose Syndrome spreads across the country effecting migratory species in their hibernacula, you will see a decrease in the number of bats around your homes during the summer months once they have returned to their summer roosts.  You know what that means? More mosquitoes and pests that are eaten by bats as they feed at night.  Did you know that WNS only infects insectivorous bat species int he U.S.? This will inevitably have an impact on the number of pests around our homes and will result in the increased use of pesticides that pose other damaging issues to our environment.