We are dealing wth a slight problem with bats roosting in our entry outside the front porch. This area is a brick concaved ceiling with a center hanging light. The bats come in at night to rest (and poop) on the floor. They are gone the next morning
This really doesn’t bother me, but the house is for sale and people keeping thinking we have a mouse/rat problem. When I explain, one potential client was no longer interested in the home…
Anybody have any suggestions on how to keep them away???
Thanks, Brian
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Leave the light on? Sharpened stakes? Holy water? Just guessing...
Might be more likely that he IS leaving the light on at night, and it is attracting flying insects/ food for the bats.
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Install a yellow insect bulb?
No, I've not tried leaving the light on, I don't want to waste electricity. I heard mothballs don't wok and netting isn't within the "decore" of the home.
cieling fan?
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Great - chop the poor little guys up.
Forrest
Low speed to keep them from resting long enough to poop.
I like them - no killing, just negotiate with them to keep moving.We sit on the porch and watch them swoop.
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For the minuscule amount of electricity that a single bulb with use, especially a CFL bulb, I'd say if it helps sell the house, it's worth it.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
Something smelly. Maybe spray some bleach on the surface that they land on? Maybe some mothballs?
Or something sticky.
I'd try leaving the porch light on all night first. If that didn't work I'd staple up some plastic bird netting.
My guess is the light will do the job, as long as it falls directly on the bat's hang-out.
Remember that they are very beneficial for humans and animals, eating tons of flying insects, so avoid using poison.
A strobe light works for me in attics. I don't know if it is the light or the pitch of the whine noise that it makes. You might try one of those ultrasonic insect/varmet repelers.
yeah... figure out how many mosquitos it takes to eat one bat times number of bats you need to remove
you can breed the mosquitos for free
sounds like you are getting into fest mood/mode
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I had that problem in my barn. I DID use mothballs in panty hose and it worked. Tacked up a bag or two right where they were roosting. Only problem was the mothballs had a fairly short shelf life so changing the mothballs was constant.
And for the life of me I couldn't understand why bats, who are supposedly nocturnal, spend a large part of the night sleeping....and pooping.
Runnerguy
Here's a piece of a flier from Clemson U:
Ineffective methods of bat control include ultrasonic devices and mothballs. To be at all effective, naphthalene flakes -- moth balls -- must evaporate rapidly, requiring frequent replacement.
Aerosol dog and cat repellents may discourage bat use of a particular roosting spot for periods of up to several months. They have also been used effectively to prevent bats from night roosting above porches. The spray is applied by day when bats are not present.
In the case of day roosts, aerosol repellents are not an adequate substitute for exclusion. These repellents should never be applied when bats are in a roost.
In many cases, suspending two-inch wide by seven-to-10 inch long strips of aluminum foil or helium-filled Mylar balloons at a roost will deter bats. In addition, using bright, artificial lighting in the attic during the evening will also discourage bats from roosting.
Isn't their poop valuable for fertilizer? You could sell it and give a discount off the house. LOL.
"It is what it is."
Yes, bat guano is good fertilizer. (Also a major in the movie "Dr. Strangelove" (played by Keenan Wynn).) Bat poop and Fruit Loops are the active ingredients in a bomb described in the book Still Life with Woodpecker, if I recall correctly.
Kill the mosquitos...
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No loitering sign?
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One thing you may try is to purchase and install a bat house away from the entry and allow them to live/roost in there. Just type bat houses into your search engine and you'll find many results.
Bat hang-out. This really doesn't bother me, but the house is for sale and people keeping thinking we have a mouse/rat problem. When I explain, one potential client was no longer interested in the home...
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