to get rid of mosquitoes
2006-09-28 14:16:07 · 9 answers · asked by ashcatash 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The first answere was correct. Put up some bat houses!
Look on the internet under Bats and get all the info. you need.
Much cheaper to build your own and you will need 10 or more of them to do the job! So get out the saw and hammer.
If you have a yard light burning the bats will eat most of the insects around it every night.
Put up the houses and they will come to them!
2006-09-28 14:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
One bat will eat 3000-5000 insects a night, so bats are a great resource. However, there's a lot of misinformation out there. You do NOT need 10 bathouses! Bats are very specific about their preferences and you won't attract them unless you do it right. The females want a deep house because they have young to raise. The males live separately in a narrow house. There are specific heights and directions to locate them as well. Try www.covesideconservation for more details. They are experts at this! I have 2 of their bathouses on my barn. It took a year for them to be occupied, but since then I have had almost no mosquitos!
2006-09-28 22:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one bat will eat 1000 mosquitoes a day, you must already know this because you ant the bat House. I have two bats living in my shed. If you provide them with a good place to live they will come. However, they will not solve all of your mosquito problem. I have the mosquito magnet, it works great. best place to buy is on ebay.
2006-09-28 22:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by ATWarren 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Animals will not stay around if not fenced in or on a leash. Your best bet would be buying a bug zapper and maybe a couple citronella candles. And remove any standing water. The dryer it is the less mosquitoes there will be.
2006-09-28 22:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by blue_eagle74 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bats are probably already there. You can buy bat houses. Dragonflies like water. Maybe a birdbath or small pond. If you build it, they will come.
2006-09-28 21:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jadzia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know they eat mosquitoes, and I have a whole huge colony living up between the shingles and the roof at my house, but I still got eaten alive every time I went out to my garden in the afternoon this past summer. If you wanna come over and trap some for your house, please do lol.
2006-09-28 21:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by warriorwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't buy bats, even if you did, they wouldn't stick in the area without good housing.
The last answer was great, buy some bat houses, or make them!
2006-09-28 21:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Venus__27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a zapper.
At least it does not fly away.
2006-09-28 21:54:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.batconservation.org/content/buildyourown.htm
http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/batcentral.html
2006-09-28 22:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋