Happy Bat Appreciation Week! Installing a bat box is a simple and effective way to help bats. It gives these amazing animals a safe place to roost and care for their young. Bats play a vital role in Oregon’s ecosystems. A single little brown bat can eat more than 1,200 mosquitos, or 50%–100% of their body weight, in a single night! That’s a lot less mosquitos that could bite you, your pets or livestock. As nature’s pest control, bats also benefit farming by decreasing crop damage that insects ca