-------- Forwarded message -------- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:18:12 +0000 From: kathryn marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jeff owens) Subject: Re: Bat Houses >If mosquitoes are a problem then now is the time to >work on bat habitat. Bats are very unique as is there >habitat. > >The following suggestions are reported to produce about >80 percent success rates in attracting bats: > >1. Locate a bat house in area that warms up to 90-100F on sunny > days. It helps to use dark colors. > >2. Your bat house should be hung no less than 10 feet off the ground. > >3. You need to have a source of water within 1/4 mile of the bat house. > Ponds and pools in slow-flowing creeks work well. > >4. Since bats climb using their thumbs a rough surface is helpful. A nice dark uninsulated attic with an entry hole at the corner of the house and a pebble dash wall underneath the hole with a stream flowing near the house works very well in our experience though occasionally the noise level can get high if an awful lot move in. Good idea not to have access between attic space and kitchen ceiling though or you spend a lot of time enticing them outside kathryn
