Bat Houses

Bats play a vital role in maintaining the balance of nature by consuming pests. A single bat can catch between 500-1,000 mosquitos in a single hour. Putting up a bat house not only benefits bats by giving them a home, you too will benefit from having fewer yard and garden pests.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Bats Eat Mosquitoes as Well as Numerous Garden Pests
• The Bats of the University of Florida Bat House
• Florida Wildlife Extension's Bat FAQ
• Living Green: Landscaping for Wildlife

UF/IFAS Publications

• Bats (PDF)
• Bats: Information for the Florida Homeowner
• Bats in Buildings
• Bats of South Florida
• Landscaping for Wildlife

Other Sites

• Bat House Construction and Installation--University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension (PDF)
• Bat Houses--Bat Conservation International
• Bats and Bat Houses--Alabama Cooperative Extension
• Got Bugs? Get Bats!--Maryland Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus--Oregon State University Extension (PDF)
• Why Are Bat Houses Important?--Organization for Bat Conservation
• Why I Built a Bat House--National Wildlife Federation