Are you afraid of bats? Bat is not subject to persecution from exaggerated fear, it should have considered human allies. To learn the truth about bats, their value in pest control, and how bat house installation will benefit you, please read ...
Tens of thousands of diseases (and deaths) are reported annually from the diseases spread by insect vectors alone in the United States alone. West Nile virus (WNV) and encephalitis are two diseases that spread by mosquitoes that can affect humans, pets, livestock, and wild animals. According to the December 2011 report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), California reported 154 cases of WNV in the United States and eight people died. Bat rabies causes about 1 person death annually throughout the United States
A bat can be a precious ally like a pest control of nature. First of all, let's dispel some myths about the bat. They are neither birds nor rodents. They have fur laying mammals such as us. It plays an important role in checking the number of insects and maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. They are the most effective, low cost, natural pest control of nature. A bat house with 100 Little Brown bats potentially consumes 100 thousand insects in an hour. Mexican free tail bats eat hundreds of tons of pests every week and Big Browns colonies can take tens of millions of cucumber beetle larvae during the season. One million bats can take 7 tons of insects per year. Bats can save billions of dollars annually to farmers and foresters. In addition to worth their protection, urgent and effective efforts towards conservation are important not only for bats but also for our lives.
Why is this problem very urgent? Bats are currently the most rapidly declining and mammal in land that is threatened with extinction in North America. New diseases have entered the world and over 1 million bats have died in just 5 years. The disease is White Nasal Syndrome (WNS), fungi destroy the entire population living in one area. People can not get sick but can spread infection in contaminated areas where animals live. WNS is currently documented and popular in 19 US states and 4 Canadian provinces. Currently, 25 species of bats hibernating in the United States face extinction. Bats live long, but there is only one animal a year. Scientists predict that the population will recover illegally.
How can we help? Educate others about the bat's benefits and establish a bat house for natural solutions for pest control. Encourage legislators to allocate funds to understand and combat WNS. Follow the cave notice and closing to prevent infection with WNS. Putting the bats will encourage the bats to live in your own garden / garden (and your attic). Eliminate the use of harmful pesticides by pest control agents. Bat House is just one example of many natural pest control solutions available today. It is a healthier perspective to recognize these wildlife as precious and important elements of the ecosystem that serves as a solution to nature for insect pest control and to learn ways to coexist rather than fear them.
