OfThere are many misconceptions about bats and their behavior.

Of the 1,100 species of bats only 46 species live in the U.S. and Canada and these species all eat insects. Most bats communicate and navigate with high frequency sounds and can “see” everything but color. In total darkness they can detect obstacles as fine as a human hair. Bats play an essential role in keeping populations of night-flying insects in balance. Just one bat can consume hundreds of insects in an hour, including beetle and moth species that cost American farmers and foresters billions of dollars annually. With the introduction of West Nile Virus into our area, our bat population has become even more important in the reduction of mosquitoes. Death from bats carrying rabies is extremely rare.

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