A single bat can catch as many as six hundred mosquitoes in an hour. The greater New Orleans area is lucky to be home to at least six species of bats. A very popular tourist attraction in Austin, Texas is a bridge where nearly one million bats roost during the day and then emerge at night to consume flying insects. They are called crane flies. They don't bite, but unfortunately they don't eat adult mosquitoes either.
Crane flies are beneficial and harmless insects.
As larvae, they are a favorite food for fish and as adults they provide food for everything from birds to spiders. They usually start their lives as larvae in the same waters inhabited by the larvae of mosquitoes. While still a larva, a crane fly may catch and consume a few mosquito larvae and other aquatic animals. However, when they emerge as flying adults they have only one goal - to mate quickly and lay eggs before being eaten or dying of starvation. If you see mosquito larvae in the water or if you are being bitten, give us a call at Mosquito Control.