 The study evaluated the effectiveness of exposure to volatile organic compounds produced by induced cells from rhodococcus rhodocrysts strained DAP96253 in improving overwinter survival of little brown bats, infected by pseudo-gymnoascous destructins, a fungal disease causing population decline among North American little brown bat populations. Two field trials were conducted at Natural Hibernacula in Kentucky, USA, where a combined total of 120 little brown bats were randomly divided into control and treatment groups. Cox proportional hazard models revealed that exposure to volatile organic compounds did not significantly improve survival at the Breckenridge field site, but did increase survival at the Rockassle field site. However, Kaplan-Meyer survival curves indicated that these volatile organic compounds did not inhibit P destructins in situ and may promote its growth. This article was authored by Sarah Hooper and Sybil Amelon. We are article.tv, links in the description below.