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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....... |
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Last I heard, no one can find a rhyme or reason why bats pick a particular
location to set up a colony, except a lack of predators. Good luck. "WARRENRN1" wrote in message ... 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....... |
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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....... I put one up early this spring. unfortunately, I don't see any signs of bat's living in it yet. This time of year is too late... unless you are planning on attracting them next year. I believe it should be at least 14 foot high, facing south, south east, and away from trees. Well that's in my area anyway. I'm going to see if a local exterminator can "transplant" some evicted bats to my bat house. Tono |
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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....... Try http://www.batcon.org/ -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 |
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i have heard that if you put bat guano inthe house it will help
attrack them! On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:36:22 GMT, Tono wrote: "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....... " " "I put one up early this spring. unfortunately, I don't see any "signs of bat's living in it yet. This time of year is too late... "unless you are planning on attracting them next year. I believe it "should be at least 14 foot high, facing south, south east, and away "from trees. Well that's in my area anyway. I'm going to see if a "local exterminator can "transplant" some evicted bats to my bat house. " "Tono - To Explain Oneself Is A Sign Of Weakness! |
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:15:53 GMT, Salty Thumb
wrote: for mosquitoes, I think you might be better off with a dragonfly or koi pond. I was wondering if anyone has had good results with a goldfish or koi pond. I would thing that a pond would be one big mosquito magnet, suck all the larva into one spot, where the fish would eat them. Do these ponds actually reduce mosquito numbers considerably? Dan |
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WARRENRN1 said:
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? Get in touch with the Organization for Bat Conservation. (I've seen their presentations and bat houses in the flesh.) A lot of bat houses (or bat house designs) being sold or circulated are not really ideal for bats. http://www.batconservation.org/conte...e/bathouse.htm -- Pat in Plymouth MI Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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Tsu Dho Nimh wrote:
Thin out the hedge and clean out the leaf litter. There are mosquito species that can breed in a teaspoon of water in a cupped dead leaf. Any particular species? My neighbor's been begging for payback. How close should I locate the buckets of standing water? How far from me? How many 'skeeters could I breed in a 55 gallon trash can? |
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I have a garden pond. It's the only area that is mosquito-free. Or mostly
:-) We live near a bottomland forest in Louisiana and when we leave the backyard the mosquitoes are thick. I think mosquito control is achieved more from the dragonflies than the fish though. The pond is home to a few fish, frogs, toads (in spring) the occasional snake, and hundreds of dragonflies. We also see alot of bats in summer but they don't stay near the pond like the dragonflies do. We have standing water in the woods around us, but a pump keeps the pond water moving. I have never seen mosquito larvae in the pond. If they ever did breed there, the fish would take care of it, I'm sure. Pics of my pond below for those who care to see. -- elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63 "dstvns" wrote in message ... On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:15:53 GMT, Salty Thumb wrote: for mosquitoes, I think you might be better off with a dragonfly or koi pond. I was wondering if anyone has had good results with a goldfish or koi pond. I would thing that a pond would be one big mosquito magnet, suck all the larva into one spot, where the fish would eat them. Do these ponds actually reduce mosquito numbers considerably? Dan |
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http://www.batcon.org and go buy some bat guano and steep it in some
awater and hang it near the bat house. Be patient. J. Kolenovsky http://www.celestialhabitats.com 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 su= rrounds 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 gar= age (approximate height is 8' under the fascia boards) will the bats find a= nd 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....... -- = J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal |
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