[Jacob-list] Mosquito battle (was: Good worming information)

[fayg at mebtel.net]

Bats can carry rabies
Bats eat insects
Insects do eat me and the sheep
Insects can spread disease ...

I love dusk with the bats flying around eating the biting flies, and other
flying insects ....

Its rare that you will be attacked by a bat, there are ways of treating rabies
... some painful and some expensive but the bats remove real problems. Life is a
gamble every day, pay your money and pick your evil. You should be ok as long as
you don't handle them or you use good sense. Avoid if obviously sick, avoid
direct contact / saliva, use rubber gloves, face mask if you have one, wash ...
Shovels are good too! 

Gary

> 
> On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 17:57:41 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Brantley wrote:
> > I suppose this is an arena that we will choose to agree to
> > disagree. Having been in public health as a physician,
> > epidemiologist, and prevenative medical specialist for the last 17
> > years I've always adivsed folks to avoid certain creatures, both
> > mosquitos and bats are on that list.
> >
> > I've taken a beating for things that are far more simplistic, so
> > I"m not surprised that there are those that think bats are good to
> > have around, but for the sake of safety... I will always advise
> > people to avoid both the mosquitos and the bats, neither are what I
> > want around my home, children, or neighborhood.
> >
> > What you do with beyond that is none ofmy business, for pete's
> > sake.. live and let live.
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> > Susan Nielsen <snielsen at orednet.org> wrote:
> >> Oh, for Pete's sake. Harbor them or not, they are out there every
> >> evening, winging around, doing their job.
> >>
> >> There is nothing you can do about it.
> >>
> >> Not one thing.
> >>
> >> Life is full of risks.
> >>
> >> S.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 6 Aug 2005, Christopher Brantley wrote:
> >>
> >>> To play russian roulette is fun to some, not so fun to
> >>> others.... those who want to harbour bats, racoons and other
> >>> creatures known to be resevoirs of rabies, and other
> >>> pathogens... all that can be said id good luck!
> >>>
> >>> -C
> >>
> >>
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