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We open the ground floor of our barn to Barn Swallows every summer. They eat insects (flocks will follow the mower to get flushed-out insects - very cute!). We have several acres and mosquito bites are almost non-existant (maybe one per year). Yet, authorities will spray for mosquitos in surrounding areas where there are no caves or structures in which the birds can nest. Crazy. They like a cave-like situation with vertical nest sites under a ledge. They need mud to build their nests. They are fun to watch. (Barn Swallows are kind of shiny blue underneath; Chimney Swifts are smaller and darker).
