Bats worth billions to agriculture
Saturday, April 2, 2011 - 06:50
in Mathematics & Economics
Pest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the United States likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at least $3 billion a year, and yet insectivorous bats are among the most overlooked economically important, non-domesticated animals in North America, according to an analysis published in this week's Science...