Bats are actually wonderful creatures and are very important to our natural environment and ecosystem, eating 4,500 bugs including mosquitoes every night.  They do not seem quite as wonderful when they show up in our homes.

Bats tend to show up indoors more often at this time of year because young bats born in the spring are now old enough to take to the air in search of food and new places to live. 

Finding a live or even a dead bat in your bedroom can be upsetting.

It can also present a serious risk to your health, because bats can be infected with rabies.

While only a very small percen...