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| now that they have found that bat quano all contains mites that is spread to your bedding, will the new findings that it also contains a type of bird flu kill it as a fertilizer?
Move over bird flu, bat flu is next If a bird flu outbreak in Indonesia weren't enough, scientists have now found a new influenza virus that infects bats. The new virus belongs to a family of flu viruses called Influenza A. Todays news March 10, 2012 |
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| How necessary is it to use Bat Guano that has been shipped halfway around the world? Is it sustainable to do that? |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 12 at 10:46
| I don't think I've ever used bat guano, at least knowingly. If it's processed into fertilizer pellets it would not be possible to tell what the source was, but with that much processing I doubt either mites or viruses would survive. I don't know about bird flu, but viruses usually can't survive long outside of a host. |
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- Posted by tropical_thought San Francisco (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 11:01
| Some of the browns I use have bat guano, but I am not too keen on the idea. I want plain browns, just wood, but that is harder to find and more expensive. |
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- Posted by joepyeweed 5b IL (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 11:31
| Actually, migrating birds are the common suspects when it comes to spreading Type A viruses. Bats are mammals, not birds. They hibernate or do a combination of a short migration combined with hibernation. What's new is finding this virus in bats, not because it hasn't been there before, but because they haven't looked there before. From the article: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Unique new flu virus found
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 12:59
| I glossed right over the fact that bats aren't birds, duh. I was focusing on the transmission possibilities if guano is used as fertilizer. Tropical: curious what browns you might have access to that have bat guano in them? Guano is about 10-12-2 so very high in nitrogen. Maybe they're pooping just a bit on your wood chips? :=] |
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- Posted by joepyeweed 5b IL (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 16:10
| The town that my parents live in is infested/blessed with bats. They can be a nuisance and a benefit all at the same time. You can get little bat piles from under just about any shutter, most park shelters, the overhangs of garages. the lean to, the patio table umbrella, etc. etc. Some people's attics are full and that is where it gets nasty. I do toss it in the compost when sweeping it up, but there isn't enough volume compared to the other stuff in the pile to be significant. |
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