How do you like the thought of your pigeons never coming down with pox again? Would you like to stop vaccinating to prevent the spread of insect born disease? There are over 39 species of bats in the United States with 36 of these species doing a remarkable job of eating mosquitoes and flying insects. The gray bat alone can eat as many as 3000 insects per night.
Let's
Get Rid of the Myths
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A bat is a flying mammal (the only flying mammal) and is not a rodent.
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Rabies...... Let get rid of this once and for all. Bats are more prone to rabies than cats, dogs, and other mammals.
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"Blind as a bat": Not only do bats see well, but they also have a sophisticated sonar system that makes the air force jealous.
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Getting in your hair. Poppycock! Can you imagine anything that has the ability to see, use sonar, and catch over 3000 bugs a night. Blundering into someone's head?
In Reality
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The individual bat is natures way of removing night flying insects.
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In most species the female bat has only one baby per year and without the help of man made bat shelters these gentle creatures are running out of housing in today's modern world.
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Either purchase or build a bat house, and place it on the side of a building or a tree in a sheltered area, at least 8ft high.