The Rotary Club of Seaford is partnering with EcoVineyards to increase the native microbat bat population around vineyards.
Micro bats (about the size of a mouse with wings - or smaller) can eat over 1,000 insects every night. By keeping the insect population down around vineyards, grape growers can reduce and potentially eliminate the use of pesticides, which is better for the environment, and produces a cleaner product.
In order to increase the micro bat population, we are manufacturing nesting boxes which will be strategically installed in trees near vineyards. We have now conducted 3 working bees and have made over 200 bat boxes.
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