I'm interested in putting a bat house in. I need to rid my outdoor sitting area of mosquitoes, and I think bats might put a dent in that population. The mosquitoes are so bad they keep us from going outside and enjoying our small garden sitting area. Actually, we can go out there if we take those tennis rackets that zap mosquitoes, but then it feels like a video game. We end up keeping score.
We lived with bats when we first moved into this house - they were in the attic. I got good at capturing the ones that accidentally got into the house and taking them out the back door to freedom. They moved out when we got the roof and insulation done. But that's when the mosquitoes moved into the yard.
The biggest issue I think is where to put it. I've read that the bat house needs to be in the sun. Bolting it directly to the sunny side of our house is a no-go because guano will drip down the wall. We don't have a lot of sun which means we can't just stick it on a pole out there in the yard. There's too much shade.
Anybody have experience with intentionally hosting bats or any other advice?
We lived with bats when we first moved into this house - they were in the attic. I got good at capturing the ones that accidentally got into the house and taking them out the back door to freedom. They moved out when we got the roof and insulation done. But that's when the mosquitoes moved into the yard.
The biggest issue I think is where to put it. I've read that the bat house needs to be in the sun. Bolting it directly to the sunny side of our house is a no-go because guano will drip down the wall. We don't have a lot of sun which means we can't just stick it on a pole out there in the yard. There's too much shade.
Anybody have experience with intentionally hosting bats or any other advice?
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