> Are Kwong and Morgan serious? Because if they are I can't see why the top claim, once rescued from all the hype, isn't.

In my opinion, they latter actually know what they are talking about, whereas the former is just riffing on the idea. Just wants to get a patent on something important. I mean, where do the bats come in? Are they succumbing to neonics, too? Of course, there are those who think they are:

see: 
Immune Suppression by Neonicotinoid Insecticides at the Root of Global Wildlife Declines
Rosemary Mason, Henk Tennekes, Francisco Sánchez-Bayo, Palle Uhd Jepsen
Journal of Environmental Immunology and Toxicology 1:1, 3-12; March/April 2013; © 2013 STM Publishing


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