On 02 Jul 2003 21:50:55 GMT, (WARRENRN1) wrote:

seems we have an over abundance of mosquitoes this year....and there is no
standing water anywhere that i can find. we have a large hedge that surrounds
the back yard and come dusk, we stay clear of those !!!!!!
i was thinking of making a bat house....but this is fairly large.. 18" x 24".
i do know that much about bats, but if mount this on the side of my garage
(approximate height is 8' under the fascia boards) will the bats find and use
this, or is it too close to the ground.
we have seen a couple of bats around here but will they find the house or how
do i attract them to their new house?

chicago suburbs area.......

The subject line made me wonder if there were bats in *my* area that
might be encouraged. I've never seen any. Not much point in putting up
a house if there are no prospective residents within 600mi. University
extention service, or some nature/science establishment suggests
itself.