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Bat Feces Used to Fertilize Cannabis Is Linked to 2 Deaths

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨silence7@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/nyregion/bat-poop-cannabis-deaths-ny.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik4.GRGf.naIC1VzYIX2Y

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  • FluorideMind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Tldr: They caught a fungal infection from using guano to fertilize cannabis they were growing.

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  • A7thStone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The link to cannabis is quite the stretch.

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    • dogsnest@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I simply read the article and got infected!

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  • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    TIL there’s still a market for guano

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    • edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I saw a great documentary years ago that taught me never to underestimate just how important and valuable guano is. It’s called Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

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    • kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If I recall, I think it’s one of Peru’s largest exports.

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  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    New fear unlocked!

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