The bat is probably one of the most misunderstood and maligned creatures ever. The bat may never be your pet but the advantages of bats is undeniable.
One of the myths about bats is that they serve no useful purpose and are just disgusting flying rats. Think about this; in Central Texas alone, bats consume about 2 million (2,000,000) pounds of insects an hour during the summer months. The farmers are loving that and some of these farmers are putting up bat houses because of the loss of habitats for bats. These bats save the farmers millions of dollars in damage because of the voracious appetites of these bats.
Recently, I was experiencing severe insect infestations in my area, so I decided to build a bat house for the solution to my problem. As bats are the perfect nocturnal insect killer, they can devour up to a hundred insects like mosquitoes, moths, leafhoppers and other insects which are harmful to crops.
Personally, I've been using a very helpful resource for my bat house building plans. You may check it out here:
http://www.merlintuttle.com/bat-house-builders-handbook
