JiminMD
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Post by JiminMD on Feb 3, 2016 9:55:59 GMT -8
My wife has given the green light for me to install a bat box in the hopes of bringing in some much needed mosquito control. A good friend of mine is a DNR ranger. She's offered to help me get the nesting site selected and another friend will be helping build the boxes. All that said there's still obviously an element of luck involved in getting a successful colony.
Has anyone here ever successfully placed bat boxes or have other helpful insight?
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Post by llamero on Feb 3, 2016 10:24:07 GMT -8
I'm sure you will get better advice from a ranger, but I can tell you that bats were drawn to the gable end vent on my shop. The northwest side. I'm not sure why they weren't attracted to the same location on the house, maybe it's because the shop has less attic insulation and creates a warmer environment. They didn't care for the box I put on the side of an unheated outbuilding. Good luck.
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Post by JiminMD on Feb 5, 2016 14:27:10 GMT -8
From what I've read, a well place bat box needs 7-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Apparently they prefer warm nesting and sleeping conditions.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 23:36:55 GMT -8
From what I've read, a well place bat box needs 7-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Apparently they prefer warm nesting and sleeping conditions. I assume you already saw the info. on the web such as here, where it talks both about building it as well as where to install it. But just in case you didn't. In my SSF, CA home, I have a pond to attract mosquitoes. It works. And works very well. Of course, I have mosquito larvae eating fish in the pond to break the life cycle of the mosquitoes. -Don- Reno, NV |
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