Mosquitos!!!

[poconojoe]

I'm thinking of getting some bat houses. Bats eat tons of mosquitoes.

 

[addy1]

I'm thinking of getting some bat houses. Bats eat tons of mosquitoes.

I put up a bat house, well made, aged, not a single bat has decided to live there.

 

[poconojoe]

I put up a bat house, well made, aged, not a single bat has decided to live there.

I think I'll give it a try. Here's some info...

https://batmanagement.com/blogs/bat-roosts/how-to-choose-a-bat-house-location

 

[addy1]

I think I'll give it a try. Here's some info...

https://batmanagement.com/blogs/bat-roosts/how-to-choose-a-bat-house-location

Thanks, maybe I need to paint it, will pull it down and modify a bit

 

[sissy]

3 bat houses and all taken .We also get barn owls .I see the bats here all the time ,they come out of the woods and I have been making more houses for them because they also eat the beetles

 

[poconojoe]

3 bat houses and all taken .We also get barn owls .I see the bats here all the time ,they come out of the woods and I have been making more houses for them because they also eat the beetles

That's awesome!

 

[poconojoe]

I don't mean to hijack the thread....but here's another bat site.

http://www.batcon.org/resources/getting-involved/bat-houses/build

 

[Somethin' Fishy]

I put up a small dual chamber (store bought) bat house last year or so ago. It is cedar, and had chambers of the recommended spacing for bats in our area, so I went with it. I noticed it had warped a bit but it didn't keep one little bat from spending most of the Winter in it. So back in March I built the second bat house out of scrap wood. Dual chamber, 3/4" spacing, grab grooves, front vent slot, and the inner chamber wall is positioned for ventilation. I'm not sure if any bats are using it yet, but we'll see.

 

[sissy]

I wait to go out into the woods until the ticks are gone .They are really bad this year .I drive my mower along the edge of the woods and can get ticks on me

 

[Somethin' Fishy]

I wait to go out into the woods until the ticks are gone .They are really bad this year .I drive my mower along the edge of the woods and can get ticks on me

The brush under these bat houses includes thorn covered vines, so I'll have to wait until Fall for them to die back so I can whack my way back in there. Then I can check the ground around the poles for guano.

 

[pastures]

Bats work in the evening and are enjoyable to watch their aerobatics. However, be warned that they are temperature sensitive. You may have to bunch a number of houses together facing different directions so that the bats can relocate to more suitable temperatures. Swallowtails and bluebirds work the daylight hours and are very effective. Bluebirds are very fussy requiring you to research their requirements; what works up north usually does not work in the south - such as grouping houses. Enjoy.