Tulsa Man Builds Bat Houses To Help Control Mosquito Problem

A Tulsa man is an advocate for bats, who says the nocturnal creatures can keep mosquitoes, and thus West Nile Virus, away from your home.

Tuesday, September 4th 2012, 9:21 pm

By: News On 6


Oklahoma set a new record in number of West Nile virus cases this year.

Mosquitoes are the primary source of West Nile and nothing gets rid of mosquitoes quite like bats.

So how do you get more bats in your neighborhood? Well, you build them a house.

In the video above, Rick Wells introduces us to a Tulsa man who does just that.

Bat houses are inexpensive and can be constructed from kits or from plans.

For more information visit: www.batcon.org.

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