Bats Save $3 Billion in Pesticides

The EPA estimates that in 2012, global pesticide spending was over $56 billion. People spend absurd sums of money trying to eradicate insects, therefore any opportunity to cut costs should be investigated. And thankfully for us, nature offers free natural pest control options.

According to estimates, when bats go out to feed at night, they can eat enough insects to avoid using up to $3 billion worth of pesticides. According to other data, bats save the US alone $23 billion in agricultural losses every year.

In an hour, a single bat may consume 1,200 mosquitoes. You can only image how much those little fellas are tearing down each and every day at the largest bat colony in the United States, which is located near Bracken, Texas. This colony is thought to be home to roughly 15 million Mexican free-tail bats. Some people's perception of bats as pests simply demonstrates how little understanding there is of how beneficial these little creatures really are.