Hygieostatic Bat Roost
Campbell had been researching a method of controlling the spread of mosquito-carried malaria, by encouraging the insect's natural enemy, the bat. Although mosquitoes have other natural enemies, many of them are active only during the daytime hours, while bats fly in search of food during the night when mosquitoes are most active. Campbell patented his bat roost design and erected several of them in the San Antonio area beginning in 1907. When the bat roost was built on his Kendall County property, Steves coined the name Hygieostatic Bat Roost based on the Greek words hygiea (health) and stasis (standing). The descendants of Albert Steves still own the property where the tower is located. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981. In 1983, the roost was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Kendall County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "10 Common Questions about Bat Houses". The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015. Old Farmer's Almanac. 2014. ISBN 978-1-57198-639-9.
- ^ Beeman, Cynthia J. (2013). History along the Way: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-1-60344-769-0.
- ^ "RTHL Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
External links
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