Ever wondered what those white poles with the clusters of gourds on top are? You know, the ones around town that sort of look like shorter moonlight towers? Those are purple martin houses! And purple martins are some of the most desireable birds to have in your neighborhood. Why? Because, according to the local site, BirdHouseInfo.com, "Purple Martins (Progne subis) are known as aerial insectivores (which means that they only eat flying insects)." They only eat flying insects! Mosquitoes are flying insects! Local heroes Purple Martin Propagators promulgate the notion that natural solutions to pesty problems are better and that a flying insect in beak is better than a bunch of bugs in a bush. OK, we made that last part up, but we bet they'd concur.
