In the past, myth and superstition have caused humans to fear bats. However, the more we learn about bats, the more we learn to value them! Minnesota bats eat flying insects, and so offer excellent natural pest control. A single little brown bat can eat 1200 mosquitoes an hour, while big brown bats eat harmful crop pests, such […]
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Don’t Fear the Bat
By Peggy Farr, originally run in the Duluth Budgeteer Ask people about bats and reactions vary. Some love them, some hate them and many are scared of them. However, most know very little about them, though many have strong prejudices and fears. Wildwoods recently received 16 bats made homeless as a result of prejudice, so […]
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