Bats
It is unclear why many people fear bats as they are actually harmless creatures that play a vital role in natures balance, they are the primary predators of night flying insects and are essential in controlling insect populations. There are over 40 species of bat in the USA and Canada but some species are declining at an alarming rate. This is due mainly to loss of habitat due to the development of their natural roosting sites.
If you live in an area occupied by bats, putting up one of our bat boxes can help preserve their numbers. The big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is one the most common and widespread species in the U.S, and the one which you are most likely toc ome in contact with. They have adapted to using man made nesting boxes to roost and are highly efficient insect eaters, a colony of just 150 of these bats can eat enough cucumber beetles each summer to protect local farmers from 33 million of these beetles? root worm larvae that attack corn.
|
