Bats may be the most misunderstood animals in the United States. Almost all U.S. bats, and 70 percent of the bat species worldwide, feed almost exclusively on insects and are thus extremely beneficial. One bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 mosquitoes and other insect pests in just one hour.
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by cloudman75 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:03 pm
Janet,
Welcome,
I think that I must have read the same information you have about bats. I have come to the conclusion after years of observation that Little brown bats only eat mosquitos when the larger bugs are scarce. Of course all may not agree to that conclusion.I still have to spray myself with off or something to sit out in the yard for an exit count of my bat houses. I have 82 right now. My bats usually stay until Nov. weather permitting. They usually leave for a couple of weeks around Sept and swarm with other bats, then most return and stay until frosty weather arrives. We still have bugs here.
Frank
Welcome,
I think that I must have read the same information you have about bats. I have come to the conclusion after years of observation that Little brown bats only eat mosquitos when the larger bugs are scarce. Of course all may not agree to that conclusion.I still have to spray myself with off or something to sit out in the yard for an exit count of my bat houses. I have 82 right now. My bats usually stay until Nov. weather permitting. They usually leave for a couple of weeks around Sept and swarm with other bats, then most return and stay until frosty weather arrives. We still have bugs here.
Frank
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