Did you consider letting the bats stay?
They pose no danger, their population is seriously declining, and they provide
effective mosquito control.
We have had brown bats live under our eaves for decades and we enjoy seeing
them fly over our garden in the evening.
Louise Bergeron
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The
Try Gary's Wildlife 508-946-0060 for bat proofing your house. I got his name
from Lincoln Talk a few years ago, and he came close to mouse proofing my house.
Martha Johnson
On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10:12:10 PM EDT, Rob Haslinger
wrote:
So we just moved to Lincoln and seems we
Rob,
Seriously, mosquitos in Lincoln are ruthless!
The bats on our property are treating like royal dignitaries.
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On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 7:38 AM, Nancy Constable
wrote:
Bats cannot be removed in spring and maybe early summer until the pups are old
Bats cannot be removed in spring and maybe early summer until the pups are
old enough.
On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:20 PM Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> I would definitely keep them.
>
> They each eat up to 400 mosquitos an hour.
>
> If you do have them
Hi, Rob --
I agree with Joanna. If they're outside minding their own business, leave
them be and let them eat the skeeters. Have someone look at your house for
anywhere that bats (and squirrels!) could get inside and close off those
areas.
Living with nature is an integral part of living in
I would definitely keep them.
They each eat up to 400 mosquitos an hour.
If you do have them removed please do so humanely. They are endangered.
Especially if you are removing a nursing mother. (Nursing mother bats can eat
FOURTEEN hundred mosquitoes an hour)
These guys are very humane:
So we just moved to Lincoln and seems we have bats nesting under one of our
eves. Looking for suggestions on who to call to remove them as well as
someone for general pest control
Thanks in advance
Rob
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