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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP who said that we need the bats (just not in our homes).  If the bat population decreases, we'll have a lot more illness spread by the swarms of mosquitos that love this area.  This area is a perfect breeding ground for them and bats are one of the only things that will keep them under control.  The number of mosquitos that carry and convey illness is millions of times greater than the number of bats that carry and distribute illness.

I think the PP who works with bats is closer.  Perhaps A/C meant .15% rather than 15%.   According to most sources, there are fewer than 1% of bats in Maryland that carry rabies.  One such source:
[url]http://www.probatcontrol.com/marylandbatcontrol.htm[/url]
[quote]Maryland Bat Control, Maryland Bat Problem

When looking into a Maryland bat control bat problem there are two seasons that differ. This is because some bats will live in the state and other will migrate to Maryland during the spring and fall months. This leads to a large amount of bats ever year looking for new homes. In the state of Maryland there are ten different bat control species of bats that call the state their home. Many do not realize that bats are more like humans than many other mammals. The bones in their hands are similar to ours. The bones are just longer to support their wings, they have hair and they feed their pups milk after a live birth. Their pups also take a period of time before they are able to fly and the mother provides their milk till weaned. This leads to certain types of bats to form colonies and the mothers will take care of the pups in groups. The male bat control species never take care of the young. Also people are very afraid of bats for multiple reasons. When we are young we all have seen bats in movies and cartoons turning into vampires. There are actually vampire bats but they feed on small amounts of blood and do not look to human blood. Also there are no vampire bats in North America. They are found in the rain forests of South America. So there is not legitimate worry there. [b]The next worry is that they may carry the rabies virus. This can be true in less than 1% of the population of bats. [/b]This does not mean you should handle bats but the likely hood of getting rabies from a bat is less than a dog. Since 1960 there have been 40 deaths related to bats because of rabies. These where spread over different types of bats over the whole nation. So when we look into a Maryland bat control bat problem we are not looking for killer bats but unwelcome guests in our home. Bats have taken notice to our homes and when looking for places to stay our attics and walls have been a top spot for them. This can lead to smells from their droppings, brown spots on the exterior walls, and strange noises throughout the house. Nobody wants them in the house. If you find yourself to have a bat problem there are solutions you can take on your own. But many times it is better to hire a bat control specialist. A bat control professional know the correct steps to remove bats from a home without harming the bats. Maryland Bat Control and Maryland Bat Problem providers are experts in relieving your bat control issue in these counties: Allegany county, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City Baltimore county, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil county, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett county, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's county, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's county, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester county.
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