[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/post/how-bat-houses-can-protect-your-home-from-mosquitoes":3,"/blog/post/how-bat-houses-can-protect-your-home-from-mosquitoes-surround":106,"/blog/post/how-bat-houses-can-protect-your-home-from-mosquitoes-related":117},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":10,"body":12,"date":94,"description":95,"extension":96,"image":97,"meta":99,"navigation":100,"path":101,"seo":102,"stem":103,"tags":104,"__hash__":105},"posts/3.blog/post/how-bat-houses-can-protect-your-home-from-mosquitoes.md","How Bat Houses Can Protect Your Home from Mosquitoes",[7],{"name":8,"to":9},"Victoria Hill","",{"label":11},"Pest & Termite Control",{"type":13,"value":14,"toc":89},"minimark",[15,19,22,27,37,40,43,47,55,74,77,80],[16,17,18],"p",{},"The mosquito is one of the least-loved insects that inhabit our planet. If you’re tired of lighting citronella candles and covering yourself in DEET from head to toe just to hang out on your lawn, then consider putting your faith in a different winged creature—the bat.",[16,20,21],{},"Bats have never had the best rep—Dracula could be to blame—but these nocturnal mammals could be the unsung heroes of your household.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"the-benefits-of-bats","The Benefits of Bats",[16,28,29,36],{},[30,31],"img",{"alt":32,"className":33,"src":35},"bat hanging from a tree",[34],"rounded-lg","https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/02-15-17_images/bat-hanging-from-a-tree.jpg","\nWhen it comes to bats, forget what you’ve heard. Less than half of one percent of the North American bat population is infected with rabies at any one time.",[16,38,39],{},"And contrary to what you might have seen in the movies, bats are not blood-sucking attackers. Most North American breeds feed on insects or plant nectar. 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