TY - BOOK
T1 - Bats on New England wool properties
AU - Reid, Nick
AU - Green, Stuart
AU - Ford, Greg
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Small, insect-eating bats ('microbats') fulfil an important role on wool properties, that of natural pest control. Microbats eat a wide range of invertebrates, predominantly moths, beetles and bugs, with some species also consuming mosquitoes, grasshoppers and crickets. Individual microbats can consume up to half their body weight in insects in a night. Without their services, insect populations could explode! Microbats differ in size and shape and where and how they prefer to hunt, so their diet varies accordingly. The freetail bats have long, narrow wings and fly fast and high above trees. Others with broader wings are able to fly below the canopy and pick insects off leaves and branches. The more species and numbers of bats, the better the pest control service they perform.
AB - Small, insect-eating bats ('microbats') fulfil an important role on wool properties, that of natural pest control. Microbats eat a wide range of invertebrates, predominantly moths, beetles and bugs, with some species also consuming mosquitoes, grasshoppers and crickets. Individual microbats can consume up to half their body weight in insects in a night. Without their services, insect populations could explode! Microbats differ in size and shape and where and how they prefer to hunt, so their diet varies accordingly. The freetail bats have long, narrow wings and fly fast and high above trees. Others with broader wings are able to fly below the canopy and pick insects off leaves and branches. The more species and numbers of bats, the better the pest control service they perform.
KW - Wildlife and Habitat Management
UR - http://lwa.gov.au/products/pf061366
UR - http://lwa.gov.au/files/products/land-water-and-wool/pf061366/pf061366.pdf
M3 - Report
T3 - Northern Tablelands Project Fact Sheet
BT - Bats on New England wool properties
PB - Land & Water Australia (LWA)
CY - Canberra, Australia
ER -