Do bat houses attract bats and do they eat mosquitoes?
Q. I have read that bats eat lots of insects including mosquitos which we have our share. My son built me a bat house which is rather large. Have you or know someone in the area had good luck attracting them to their backyard using a bat house? I haven’t put mine up yet. Louise, e-mail A. Louise, bats are the very best at eating mosquitoes and I know local people are using them successfully. I’ve done a couple stories on them in the past few years, and here’s the link for the last one I did. There are certain guidelines for installing a bat house and sometimes it still takes time and patience to attract them. Visit Bat Conservation International for specifics. Let me know if you get bats!
