- Naturally controls the insect population
- Reduces the need for chemical insect repellant
- Bat Conservatory holds approximately 40 bats
- One bat can kill 600 mosquitoes per hour
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Because one bat can devour 600 mosquitoes or other insects in just one hour, installing a Bat Conservatory nearby can protect you and your family from insect bites and greatly reduce the need for environmentally hazardous mosquito repellents. Made of Western Red Cedar sawmill trim, this handsome slatted shelter provides respite for approximately 40 bats. Mounting hardware not included. Holds approximately 40 bats. 24˝"H x 16"W x 5Ľ"D. 11 lbs. Made in the USA.
As seen in the June/July 2007 Metropolitan Home® magazine
As seen in the June/July 2007 Metropolitan Home® magazine
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About 10 years ago a friend bought me one of these. We live out in the country and have always had a few bats. We put it up and had bats living there. The mosquito problem got much better.
Then more and more bats returned every year. They were living comfortably in the bat house, then expanded into the eaves (they are covered with cedar trim, not open). We finally said enough, took the house down some years ago. They moved in mass, into the eaves. We sealed the eaves this past winter. Now we have bats living under the cedar shakes.
You can hear them fussing, squeaking and clicking under the shakes when you are out on the patio during the day. At night they swoop around and do their job. Unfortunately they poop and pee all day which causes a problem for the windows and deck below them. We have very large picture windows and they get a bit nasty by the end of summer. I have to get the windows washed at the end of summer, every year.
We even had one find its way into our house a few years ago. Worked its way in from the eaves, I guess. Had to let him out by taking the screens off a couple of large windows.
So know what you are getting into here. These things don't take no for an answer. And they have been a real pain. My friend has apologized quite a few times.
So, I guess my lesson learned, was make sure they don't have alternatives if you change your mind. Cedar shakes (not shingles) gives them an alternative, they sort of push up under them. So do closed eaves. Barn lofts would as well. They like to be warm, I know that because they only settle on the south side of my house in the Pacific Northwest.
They are persistent.
By the way, I was out here looking for some bat REPELLENT, when I stumbled across the thing that started it all.
Then more and more bats returned every year. They were living comfortably in the bat house, then expanded into the eaves (they are covered with cedar trim, not open). We finally said enough, took the house down some years ago. They moved in mass, into the eaves. We sealed the eaves this past winter. Now we have bats living under the cedar shakes.
You can hear them fussing, squeaking and clicking under the shakes when you are out on the patio during the day. At night they swoop around and do their job. Unfortunately they poop and pee all day which causes a problem for the windows and deck below them. We have very large picture windows and they get a bit nasty by the end of summer. I have to get the windows washed at the end of summer, every year.
We even had one find its way into our house a few years ago. Worked its way in from the eaves, I guess. Had to let him out by taking the screens off a couple of large windows.
So know what you are getting into here. These things don't take no for an answer. And they have been a real pain. My friend has apologized quite a few times.
So, I guess my lesson learned, was make sure they don't have alternatives if you change your mind. Cedar shakes (not shingles) gives them an alternative, they sort of push up under them. So do closed eaves. Barn lofts would as well. They like to be warm, I know that because they only settle on the south side of my house in the Pacific Northwest.
They are persistent.
By the way, I was out here looking for some bat REPELLENT, when I stumbled across the thing that started it all.
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Three chamber home, poorly constructed from the right kind of rough hewn cedar, badly beaten up and gouged in multiple places, but for the price, probably beats making one from scratch. I doubt the bats will mind the stapled construction that can easily be pulled apart, because bats are not strong, nor the gouged wood or the somewhat helter-skelter alignment of wooden parts, and as the previous reviewer points out, they're not fussy homemakers, and they'll like how easy it is for them to climb in and out on the rough boards.
You're on your own when it comes to mounting. The package was missing anything that would help with that, such as mounting straps. although there were two loose screws jammed between the boards that could be used for something, I suppose. In the photo, a mounting board is shown on the the back, but this is not included.
The bat house was packed in biodegradable foam "peanuts", which is nice, but would have been nicer if the house had been wrapped in a bag first, instead of just thrown in with the peanuts, because the narrow chambers wound up becoming stuffed with these peanuts in transit, and it was a chore getting them out. I.e., this seller, Real Goods Inv., whatever that stands for, not found on line, is not smart about packing. Even maybe there was supposed to be a mounting board, but they just forgot to put it in the box. Maybe "Inv." is supposed to be "Inc."?
Anyway, assuming you are not put off by the possibility of overpopulation raised by the previous reviewer, I expect this unit will make a happy sleeping quarters for a few of the little critters. In our case, we have mosquitoes and of course various other night bugs, but I doubt enough to support a huge bat population. Also, I mounted the house under the eve on the West side of the house, where it will supposedly be relatively less attractive than if it were on the South side. I don't think they're all that choosey, anyway, because one flew in through an open window one night and acted like it would have been perfectly content living in our house forever.
You're on your own when it comes to mounting. The package was missing anything that would help with that, such as mounting straps. although there were two loose screws jammed between the boards that could be used for something, I suppose. In the photo, a mounting board is shown on the the back, but this is not included.
The bat house was packed in biodegradable foam "peanuts", which is nice, but would have been nicer if the house had been wrapped in a bag first, instead of just thrown in with the peanuts, because the narrow chambers wound up becoming stuffed with these peanuts in transit, and it was a chore getting them out. I.e., this seller, Real Goods Inv., whatever that stands for, not found on line, is not smart about packing. Even maybe there was supposed to be a mounting board, but they just forgot to put it in the box. Maybe "Inv." is supposed to be "Inc."?
Anyway, assuming you are not put off by the possibility of overpopulation raised by the previous reviewer, I expect this unit will make a happy sleeping quarters for a few of the little critters. In our case, we have mosquitoes and of course various other night bugs, but I doubt enough to support a huge bat population. Also, I mounted the house under the eve on the West side of the house, where it will supposedly be relatively less attractive than if it were on the South side. I don't think they're all that choosey, anyway, because one flew in through an open window one night and acted like it would have been perfectly content living in our house forever.
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