End of the world (for some)

First it was honey bees, now it's bats. Apparently bats in the Northeast have a fungus that's wiping out populations from New York to Maine. The fungis is part of a disease called White Nose Syndrome.

I hope all those "As goes .... so goes ...." sayings prove false (particularly As goes California, so goes the US!!). But if bats and bees are any indication, the human race is in trouble. A few years ago honey bee poplutions began to fall amid mass die-offs around the world. Now it's bats, which could make for more mozzy-infested summer nights as well as damaged fruits and veggies. Bats eat huge amounts of bugs, in some cases up to 3000 mosquitos a night, so a huge die-off would be devastating what with the crop damage, and the possible spread of disease (West Nile, etc).