Yes, bats eat mosquitoes and play a significant role in reducing mosquito populations:
Efficiency:
Bats are highly efficient predators that can detect and capture mosquitoes in flight using echolocation.
Quantity:
A single little brown bat can catch up to 1,000 mosquito-sized insects in an hour, and a nursing mother can eat around 4,500 insects each night.
Impact:
Bats help reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases by eating mosquitoes and other insects.