The Role Of Bat Control Professionals In The Omaha Community

When you think of bat control, what comes to mind? If you imagine a professional addressing the bats in your home as they would roaches or rats, you have the wrong idea. It's okay; you're not alone. Bat control is quite different. Do you know why bats are handled differently from other pests? You will after you read this short article. 

Today, we will introduce you to bats and share some interesting facts most people don't know about these night fliers. We'll also explain the problems with bat control strategies and discuss what it means to find bat droppings near your home or bats in attic spaces. You won't be a bat expert when you finish, but you'll be pretty darn close. If you read this article and have questions we don't address, remember that your CP Bat Mitigation team is here to provide answers, guidance, and professional bat control in Omaha. Feel free to contact us at any time. Our on-staff bat experts are happy to help.

When you take a walk at night and see dark shapes fluttering through the sky overhead, the last thing you're likely thinking about is how important bats are to our ecosystem. They're a bit creepy to most people, and we understand why you might think this. But, when you find signs of bats in the attic or around the exterior of your home, it is helpful to push away the notion that these mammals are creepy and consider their beneficial role in our ecosystem.

Why should I hire professionals to handle my bat infestation?

You likely know that bats are helpful to humans because they eat mosquitoes. But you may not realize the scope of their assistance to us. Bats offer an all-natural form of pest control that equates to billions of dollars in North America. We're sure you can agree that it is much better to have them around than to pay the price of managing swarms of mosquitoes with control materials alone.

On top of mosquitoes, bats help by controlling other insects that damage crops. It is much better to have bats patrolling over crop fields because it reduces the amount of control products needed to guard the crops without them. When crop producers don't have to spend money on pest control, we all feel that economically, as the savings generally pass to us, and we feel it when we go to the store and vegetables and fruit are less expensive. 

Another way bats are beneficial is that they offer a form of pollination called chiropterophily. While bees and other insects provide daytime pollination, bats are active in the evening and at night, pollinating plants that bloom in darkness. These plants are typically overlooked by bees and other daytime pollinators even when they're open during the day due to the color of their blooms. They often lack the vibrant colors of flowers that bloom in the daytime. By current estimates, bats are directly responsible for pollinating over five hundred plant species.