Buffalo Bat Habitat Bat Houses
Just a few bats can eat thousands of insects in a single night, making them the perfect substitute for nasty pesticides. By eating everything from crop-pest beetles to annoying mosquitoes, bats help keep your garden and your family safe. Simply just having bats nearby actually can drive away some insects!
"Artificial roosts" are man-made homes bats move into where they have lost natural habitat. Artificial roosts for bat mitigation or management can be categorized into seven groups! Bats may be found in Bat Houses of course, but also Artificial Bark, Artificial Trees, Bridges, Culverts, Old Buildings, and even purposely built Artificial Caves!
BCM's founder John Chenger helped define all-wood bat houses during his time at the Pennsylvania Game Commission in the 1990's. While these early bat houses were quite successful, it became clear a lack of maintenance ultimately would render all wood-exterior bat houses unusable. A long-lasting solution was sought. Experiments showed bats preferred wood on the interior of the roost, but the exterior could be virtually anything -but- wood. While we have seen bats move into our bat houses in as little as a few days, the reality is it may take -years- for bats to move in. Therefore it's critical the roost exterior last as long as possible; many all-wood bat houses are unusable before bats even occupy them!
Colony Series Multi-chamber Maternity Bat Houses |
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Super Rocket Box - An "Artificial Tree" for Bats |
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Day Lodge Kit - Easy to assemble wood bat house with upgraded resin roof |
![]() DayLodge three chamber bat houses are totally functional, totally solid choices. The exterior is plywood, and the mounting is thru the roost eliminating any stress on the roof. The synthetic roof made from a slab of recycled plastic lumber lasting decades. DayLodges can be successful on buildings and posts, and might be a choice to spread out roosts in different sites to start new colonies. Kits are available and very popular for DIYers and group activities! |

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