[raybbr]

And then there are the bats. I'm not sure I can blame them on the bad weather but I will anyway as they seem to go together. I gather they're migrating right now and for a while there, they were stopping over at our house every single night. A real estate agent friend says we're the fourth family to mention a bat problem this summer.

Why do people consider bats a "problem"? Bats are good. They eat bugs. They spread seeds.

[Squawk 8888]

Bats in the yard are wonderful. Bats in the house are trouble.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The carry rabies. They bite your cat or dog. Your pet suffers horribly. Your pet dies. They bite you, you suffer horribly, then YOU die.

We have a bat problem here, too. Of course, the Brown Bats are ‘protected’ so we’re not allowed to touch them. They’re to have free reign in our attic, ruin our roofing, and whenever they’re flying around our heads in the living room in the evening while we sit and watch TV, we’re to ENJOY them because they’re GOOD for the planet, LOL!

They are vermin with wings, and they outnumber humans by about a thousand to one on the planet. The job of pollination and mosquito control will just have to be handled with a few less from my house. :)

[Kozak]

Bats in your house also spread rabies.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Bats are good. They eat bugs. They spread seeds.

They poop.

Bats in the bat houses outside are a good thing. Bat in my living room "spreading seeds" is not a good thing. Bats in the attic for several weeks "spreading seeds" is a very bad thing.