How many mosquitoes can a bat eat in a night?

Many people believe attracting bats is a good way to control mosquitoes, but does the science back that up? read more

A little brown bat can consume between 600 to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single hour. A nursing little brown bat mother may consume as many as 4,500 mosquitoes in a single evening, more than her own body weight in insects. read more

So, if we were to put a little brown bat in a place where the only food they could find were mosquitoes, they would eat between 640 and 1840 mosquitoes per night. read more

Many bats, and almost all in the United States, thrive on an insect diet. A single bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquito-sized insects every hour, and each bat usually eats 6,000 to 8,000 insects each night.Their appetite for mosquitoes certainly makes a backyard more comfortable. read more