Such legalization has led to a growing market for marijuana-associated products. One such product is bat guano, which has been touted as being the best kind of fertilizer for growing the plant ...

Two men in New York state have died of a rare fungal lung infection that they caught from bat poop — specifically, poop they were using or planned to use as fertilizer to grow cannabis.

The men, based in Rochester, New York, died after contracting a rare fungal infection in their lungs from the bat guano they were intending to use as a fertilizer to grow marijuana, according to a ...

Bat droppings are small, dark, and crumbly. Accumulations near entry points or on attic floors are clear indicators of their presence. Bats can carry rabies, though the risk of direct contact is low.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Gray News) - Two men from New York have died after using bat feces as a fertilizer to grow cannabis. According to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Disease, the Rochester ...

Two men from upstate New York have died from a type of pneumonia after using bat poop to grow cannabis. The men, who were based in Rochester, developed fatal cases of histoplasmosis: a lung ...