However, when compared to the total number of bats in Texas, the proportion who are carriers of the disease is very small. No special status Many bat populations are declining due to the actions of humans. The stereotype that all bats are vampires causes people to kill bats unneccessarily. This is due to a lack of education about bats. There are simple, and humane methods to rid a house of a bat that may be living there.
Bats can pack a punch in pest control.
Davis, William and David Schmidly. The Mammals of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, Austin, Tx. Dine, Lynn. 1997. Hermanson, John and Kenneth Wilkins.