By: Rudy Silva
Submitted: 2010-08-17 23:01:20 | Word Count: 527
Having a bat house is important. It helps to maintain the presence of bats in your surroundings. In contrast to what many perceive, bats are helpful to the environment as they control the nocturnal insects such as the mosquitoes and other yard and garden pests, without harming the bird population.
Bats maintain the balance in nature as they are the primary predators of night-flying creatures, and consumers of many pests. They are mankind’s most valuable ally. One brown bat catches hundreds of mosquito-sized insects in an hour. A typical colony of big brown bats protects the local farmers from the expensive attack of more than 18 million rootworms every summer.
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These nightly creatures are clean; they do not get entangled in your hair, nor interfere with your backyard birds. They are less disrupted by pets and children if they have a bat house.
However, not all bat houses for sale are the same. Not all are built similarly as well. If the bats houses are stout and short, you have little chances of attracting the bats. The Organization for Bat Conservation documented the key requirements to have a successful house for bats.
For starters, the house built for bats must have ¾-inch roosting space, 4-6-inch landing area, and at least 16 inches tall and 12 inches wide for roosting compartments. If there are more chambers found in the house, you will have greater occupancy rates.
The best place to install the house is on poles and structures. The houses should also face south or east to take advantage of the morning sun. Also, the color of painting of the house must use non-toxic or water-based, latex paint. They should also be mounted at least 15 feet above the ground.
Due to many decades of misconception, baseless human fear, persecution, and the loss of habitats, bats are in an alarming decline. One way to protect their existence is by putting up a bat house in your yard. Anybody is encouraged to mount houses for bats especially if your area is infected with pests.
There are many bat houses for sale. But you have to choose the ones that are certified by the Organizations of Bat International or those which are designed for OBC. You can go to the outlet or office of Bat Conservation and Management Bat houses located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. They have a wide variety of bats houses including the Bat boxes, Bat Can, and Bat house kits.
Another place to shop is the Bat Conservation International Bat houses in Austin, Texas. Their bats houses include single, double, triple, and quadruple chamber houses. You can also buy bat house kits, bat condos with cameras, and Belfry tower bat tube.
Other places to buy bat houses for sale are Habitat for Bats, Chiroptera Cabin bat house, Canadian bat houses, Maberry Centre bat homes, the Bat Certified bat houses, and the bird shed.
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