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From: al032@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Marc Riou)
Subject: Bats
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Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 13:37:27 GMT
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Karen L Yoas asks about bats being affected by mosquito control spray.

There is little doubt that the spray would adversly affect the bats.
Some of the mosquitos will receive none-lethal doses and continue to
seek food. Bats eating these tainted mosquitos will be affected to
some extent.

For anybody interested in the topic of bats vs mosquitos:

We have a cottage on a lake where there are swamp areas which are
ideal for mosquito breeding. During the spring and summer, there are
virtually no mosquitos nor any other flying pests such as black flies.
The most probable reason is the large volume of bats in the area. We
are entertained in the evenings after sundown by the dozens of bats
seen flitting around eating those pests.

Except for their propensity for squeezing into the attics for daytime
resting, they are certainly beneficial to have around. Gardening
supply stores are now starting to sell a variety of bat houses and we
use them in the city as well as at the cottage.
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				Marc <al032@freenet.carleton.ca>


From jackrowe@compuserve.com Fri Jan  9 23:50:27 1998
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 22:36:48 -0500
From: Jack Rowe <jackrowe@compuserve.com>
To: UNC Perm List <permaculture@listserv.unc.edu>,
    Envirolink Perm List <permaculture@envirolink.org>
Subject: Re: Mosquitoes and Bats

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Bat boxes are of two general designs... apparently the older design wasn't
very effective but the new one is. The old design ignored the way bats
reach, or hang in, their roosts, so it's worth finding the new design. Also
important is height above ground and orientation. There is an org called
something like Bats International that gives out plans for effective bat
boxes. Bats supposedly eat so may flying insects, 'skeeters included, that
the figures are always hard to believe. I wish I could remember where I put
my bat info ("Quick, Robin, hand me my Bat-Info!"... sorry), but I can't
(why don't I just throw things straight into the trash?). Does anyone know
Bats Int'l's address? 

A very good, basic book on bats and their habits/houses is one written by
Dr. Mervin Tuttle, from Austin, TX, where resides one of the largest urban
bat populations in the world (not a Texas tall tale). 

Jack
