Why Bats are Useful
One of the main reason why bats are good to have around is the fact that they eat an incredible amount of mosquitos. One single little bat can gobble up to 1,000 mosquitos within an hour. They also love to eat moth and other insects. Is it a much better option than using pesticides, since chemicals are actually killing more bats and birds than the insects themselves.
An other benefit to have bats flying around your yard is the fact that they are a great help for the spreading of pollen. It could be very helpful if you own fruit trees. They are attracted to the insects that are eating pollen and are spreading it by going from flower to flower.
And besides, bats are very entertaining to watch when they are flying around at dust.
Why Providing Them with a Bat HouseIn their natural habitat, bats live in trees and are able to find small, crawling spaces between layers of bark and trees to make their nests and have their babies. We all know their habitat is slowly but surely being replaced by cities and suburbs. Since there are lesser trees for them to live in, bats will find places to nest that are not always compatible with ours.
It is very common to find bats in roofs spaces, attics, sheds and other dwellings. It seems like, no matter if we remove them and make sure they can't come back, they always find a little crawling space to go in again. The goal is to get rid of the bats inside our installations while allowing them to live around. Installing the right bat house in the backyard is a good compromise to help solve this cohabitation issue. (by Tim A Davis)
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