Kick things up a notch and make your yard extra spooky this Halloween by adding a bat house! They attract bats to your yard, which eat mosquitoes and other pests. Bats are extremely beneficial to your garden and the environment- plus, they’re super cute! For instructions on how to build your own bat house, check out this post by mythbstr at Hubpages:
-They should be placed 10-20 feet off the ground, away from tree limbs.
-Edges of the bat house need to be properly caulked to seal against weather.
-The box should be painted a dark color to keep the inside warm
-The average sized bat house is about 2 feet tall by 1 foot wide. The depth can vary depending on the number of chambers it contains.