{"id":5192,"date":"2024-01-24T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T23:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:26:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T23:26:28","slug":"billion-dollar-bats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/billion-dollar-bats\/","title":{"rendered":"Billion-dollar Bats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropocenemagazine.org\/conservation\/2011\/06\/billion-dollar-bats\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/billion-dollar-bats.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Flying mammals are a boon to U.S. economy Those bats in the belfry are worth billions. By keeping insect pests in check, bats save U.S. farmers as much as $53 b<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropocenemagazine.org\/conservation\/2011\/06\/billion-dollar-bats\/\">Billion-dollar Bats<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you think that the pesticide manufacturers look on that as a savings\/profit to them?  That 53 billion in savings to our farmers and us is estimated to be that amount because the chemical industry is calculated to be losing that amount of money to those damn bats. Farmers are saving money by _not having to spend on more pesticides_.<\/p>\n<p>Do you really think that in the chemical company boardrooms they are trying to save bats?<\/p>\n<p>Just say&#8217;n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flying mammals are a boon to U.S. economy Those bats in the belfry are worth billions. 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