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multigraincracker

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2. Have you thought about putting up bat houses?

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Original post)

Mon Apr 19, 2021, 10:09 AM

Apr 2021

A little brown bat can consume between 600 to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single hour. A nursing little brown bat mother may consume as many as 4,500 mosquitoes in a single evening, more than her own body weight in insects.

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Is a discussion about natural mosquito repellents pertinent in this group? [View all] OneGrassRoot Apr 2021 OP

I am all for natural. I don't do any gardening but I do know that natural insect repellent in2herbs Apr 2021 #1

Interesting. I will definitely check that out. Thanks! n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2021 #3

I put cheap goldfish into my cement water troughs csziggy Apr 2021 #5

Have you thought about putting up bat houses? multigraincracker Apr 2021 #2

I never had, but only because of a scary childhood experience... OneGrassRoot Apr 2021 #4