Just wanted to gather some info from operators that have been doing bat work in areas afflicted with white nose syndrome for several years. Are you still doing much bat work? What species do you encounter? How has business been impacted?

Thanks!

Well Dave I haven't seen any white nosed bats in my area

It has not hit MI, yet.

Dave I have been following the white nose syndrome since the earliest days it was first reported to show up in the Adirondacks near Saratoga Springs NY. The guys have been reporting seeing less myotis species but the bat work from other species like Big Browns are still present and showing up in homes. People still have bats in homes in the ground zero region of NY the volume of complaints has went down but there still is a strong need for our industry services.

I have the most recent map of the path of WNS click here White Nose Syndrome Feb 2012 Update . The most recent state to be added and confirmed with WNS is Alabama as of 16 Mar 2012 http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/pm?an=20120316.0620.

For those interested in staying up to date on WNS we set up a task Force a few years back and you can get all the updates on its dedicated Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/white-nose-syndrome-nwco-task-force/233516848603

Thanks. I was just at the Michigan Bat Working Group last week. Just wondering if people are finding cave dwelling species wintering in homes.

Just confirmed in Missouri this morning.

Nothing in MI, yet. The swab testing results are not back, yet. There was nothing visible to indicate WNS.

Update Apr 03, 2012

We have updated our White Nose Syndrome Page on our Bat Removal Pro Site to reflect the sad news this morning that WNS has finally crossed a natural boundary the Mississippi River which never was an obstacle for any bat species to cross into Mississippi . The difference now is cave dwelling species in Missouri now have the geomyces fungus.

Thinking out loud here, I wonder if bats migrate over the Rocky Mountains naturally or can this fungus finally be stopped by these mountains.

Not sure about the Rocky Mountains, Robb, but the cold weather in the northern midwest has stopped a lot.( We've never had a rabid raccoon in Wisconsin ) This is not the first year that we've had Al Gore weather either so it will be interesting how this year plays out. Don't let it bother you though; the world will end on 12/21/2012. If you don't think that this date is important, think again. Not only will the world end, but on that particular date, I will be 70 ( yes, seventy years old ) If, by some fluke, the world doesn't really end, I expect a lot of presents!

Everybody all together now send Paul your junkiest Hava-Junk.

I want to know where to send the armadillos and cottonmouths.