{"id":30219,"date":"2023-06-07T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qista.com\/the-role-of-bats-in-controlling-mosquitoes\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T16:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:19:31","slug":"the-role-of-bats-in-controlling-mosquitoes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qista.com\/en\/the-role-of-bats-in-controlling-mosquitoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of bats in controlling mosquitoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30219\" class=\"elementor elementor-30219 elementor-9392\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9627380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9627380\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3488a9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be732b7\" data-id=\"be732b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8118a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8118a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of bats in controlling mosquitoes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f102284 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f102284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a9256 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a9256\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b3a62\" data-id=\"24b3a62\" 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https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/qista-nichoir-chauve-souris-600x440.webp 600w, https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/qista-nichoir-chauve-souris.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2bc231\" data-id=\"a2bc231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a80ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a80ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Bats are mainly insectivores and have an important, if little known, role in the environmental regulation of mosquitoes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94954e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a94954e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often associated with vampires, bats actually prefer insects over blood. But when it comes to bloodsuckers a mosquito\u2019s reputation precedes it and bats are one of its main predators in the natural state.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-631ae81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"631ae81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d969ee\" data-id=\"1d969ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b2ef5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b2ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3000<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d90a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d90a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mosquitoes<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fcfb00\" data-id=\"9fcfb00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835a3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835a3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">On average and on the basis of their weight, bats devour the equivalent of 3,000 mosquitoes a night.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b8e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2b8e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally speaking, insectivore bats eat a third of their weight in insects every day. But some can gulp down much greater quantities &#8211; up to the equivalent of their entire weight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3019afa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3019afa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f2fc20\" data-id=\"4f2fc20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cffe84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cffe84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c64ac1\" data-id=\"1c64ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323f541 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"323f541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ROLE OF BATS IN THE ENVIRONMENT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609e9ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609e9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">They often have a bad reputation but bats are inoffensive animals which play a very important role in the ecological balance, particularly by naturally reducing the number of mosquitoes and other insects.<\/p>\r\nAs predators, bats act as a\u00a0<strong>natural insecticide<\/strong>\u00a0and effectively regulate destructive insect pests. In particular, they\u00a0<strong>combine an eco-friendly reduction<\/strong>\u00a0in the mosquito population with eco-friendly protection of agricultural crops.\r\n\r\nIn terms of efficiency, take the case of the little brown bat which can\u00a0<strong>eat the equivalent of its weight in insects in the space of a single night.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBats also play an important role in conserving plant diversity : some bat species are nectarivores and contribute to pollination. Others are frugivores and help disperse seeds across different ecosystems.\r\n\r\nTheir faeces, or guano, prove to be a very effective natural nitrogen fertilizer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcc9d83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad95\" data-id=\"0b3ad95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7fe0d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c7fe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>70<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90c0ab elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c90c0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>%<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a81b4\" data-id=\"f5a81b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e20b7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e20b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">70% of the world&#8217;s bats are insectivores.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8e7c97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8e7c97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90b5d22\" data-id=\"90b5d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235d0a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235d0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROTECT BATS BY INSTALLING A BAT BOX<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84045c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84045c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Although numerous organisations across the world are now working to stop the decline of bats, we can all also help by installing an artificial bat roost to house them.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that these mammals are not rodents. They do not damage walls or structures.<\/p>\n<p>A bat box means that the animal can be\u00a0<strong>re-established in urban areas and the mosquito population can be controlled without using any insecticides.<\/strong>\u00a0Simply place it on the fa\u00e7ade of your house or a tree trunk and let nature do the rest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Qista bat box perfectly complements the work of the <a href=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/en\/mosquito-control-solutions\/bam-visio\/\">\u00a0BAM VISIO mosquito trap<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0It helps you catch more mosquitoes while helping to reintegrate bats in urban areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ab735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61ab735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nichoir-chauve-souris-antimoustique-qista.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7822 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nichoir-chauve-souris-antimoustique-qista.webp 700w, https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nichoir-chauve-souris-antimoustique-qista-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nichoir-chauve-souris-antimoustique-qista-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/700;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc7d7d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3bc7d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/en\/boutique\/bat-nest-box\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the Qista bat box<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec6218 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec6218\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fca109\" data-id=\"7fca109\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dd1f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17dd1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BATS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8fcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce8fcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab9bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab9bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead orange\">Chiroptera, more commonly known as bats, are nocturnal mammals which use echolocation to find their way in the dark. They are the only mammals able to achieve active flight (flapping their wings).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf35d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf35d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They hibernate for 3 to 5 months in the winter, mostly from November to March. They shelter in places where the temperature is constant (caves, tunnels, attics, basements, etc.) and their vital functions slow down. During hibernation, their body temperature is barely higher than that of the ambient air temperature. When they awaken, the resumption of metabolism requires a lot of energy and their heart rate increases from 1 beat every 3 minutes to 400 beats per minute.<\/p>\n<p>Given their small size,\u00a0<strong>chiroptera achieve exceptionally longevity<\/strong>\u00a0and certain species can live to be 39 years old.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c3787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78c3787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A PROTECTED MAMMAL<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61890d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61890d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">All bat species in France have been protected by ministerial decree since 1981.<\/p>\n<p>19 species are included on France&#8217;s red list of threatened species and 13 are included on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uicn.fr\/liste-rouge-france\/\">IUCN red list<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>In areas which are densely populated or have been intensively farmed or deforested, most chiroptera populations have been drastically reduced or have disappeared locally.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ffd3db elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ffd3db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79fde6d\" data-id=\"79fde6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782a867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HUMAN BEINGS: THE CAUSE OF THEIR DECLINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba45917 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba45917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead orange\">Human activity is usually responsible for the decline of this mammal, be it directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e35cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e35cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following are just some of the reasons behind the disappearance of bats in certain areas :<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e98cb8c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e98cb8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c743e0\" data-id=\"4c743e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd24d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd24d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>our use of the underground world: potholing, visiting caves, etc., vibrations from building site machinery and explosions (firearms &#8211; for hunting, clay pigeon shooting or military exercises -, fireworks, firecrackers, etc.) near hibernation or sleeping areas put them in danger during hibernation because the slightest disturbance causes them to awaken very suddenly, provoking a significant loss of energy which can be fatal.<\/li>\n<li>unrestrained use of pesticides and other phytosanitary products which significantly reduce the insect population, its main source of food.<\/li>\n<li>light pollution which harms their nocturnal way of life.<\/li>\n<li>changes to their nursery sites due to improvements to human housing which no longer gives them access to unoccupied areas for their nests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e830d0\" data-id=\"7e830d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a55f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a55f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/qista-solutions-chauve-souris.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9402 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/220;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f49542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f49542\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2820d33\" data-id=\"2820d33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7139c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb7139c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE GAINESVILLE EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48227e9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48227e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517a01c\" data-id=\"517a01c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6600bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6600bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chauve-souris-qista.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9399 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; 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