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Bat Heaven! Submitted by Linna Falzone My husband and I have enjoyed watching bats since childhood.  After noticing multiple bats in our area, we thought a bat house might encourage more bats to visit our property. Since we grow crops each year, limiting destructive pests was also a consideration.  After researching housing options, we decided on the Bat BNB.  I loved...

by Kristin Tièche It was a 100 degree day in July in Sacramento, California. My co-producer Matt Podolsky and I had planned to follow Corky Quirk on a bat rescue. Corky is the founder of NorCal Bats, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned bats in Northern California.  Corky holds the second baby...

Recently we ran a batty contest on social media. Asking for participants to cook, bake, or mix a holiday goodie that includes as many bat-dependent ingredients as possible. Bat-dependent ingredients are items that we have thanks to the work of bats. Fruits, seeds, nuts, spices, etc. that are pollinated, seed-dispersed, or protected from pests by bats! There are over 500...

Bats are important animals that provide amazing value to our ecosystem. Bats eat pest insects like mosquitoes and save the U.S. Agricultural industry $23 Billion a year by eating crop pests. Bats are also important pollinators and seed dispersers! But they can be a nuisance if they’re living inside your home.  Here is the best way to ethically remove bats...

Hello! My name’s Emma Reynolds and I’m an illustrator and author from Manchester in the UK. And I love bats! I’m excited to be writing this guest post for BatBnB because I’ve made a book that is all about bat houses! So I’m here to tell you more about it, and ways you can get involved with bat conservation too....

Did you know that bats, mezcal, and tequila are related? Watch the video to learn about how bats play an important role in tequila and mezcal production! In the video, we talk with a representative from Banhez Mezcal from an agave-field to learn about how Mezcal is traditionally produced, how bats play an important role in pollination and pest control,...

Do bats really eat mosquitoes? The short answer is yes. Details in the video below. Can we control mosquitos without pesticides? We talk with bat expert, Dr. Merlin Tuttle to find out! Watch the video for more info!   We discuss the problems of toxic pesticide use, and offer several sustainable solutions for how to remove mosquitoes without using pesticides. Want...

June 21-27th is Pollinator week! Pollinators deserve our appreciation. In the United States alone, pollination of agricultural crops is valued at $10 dollars annually (USDA). Yet our pollinators’ population are disappearing at an alarming rate. Every year, we lose nearly one-half of all beehives. (BestBees). And bees aren’t the only pollinators in trouble; bats need our help too. Bats are...

Should I paint my bat house? What color should I pick? Painting your bat house not only can make it more attractive to us, but it also makes it more attractive for the bats! Research tells us that painting your Bat house the right color for your area can help increase your bat house’s success by up to 50%!  So...

Did you know that bat droppings have its own name? It’s called guano. Will there be guano coming out of my bat house, and is it useful or is it dangerous? We talk with bat expert, Dr. Merlin Tuttle to find out what the real risks of guano are, and what to do about the bat poo.     HOW...

I want to have a wildlife-friendly garden, but I’m worried about wasps moving into my bat house and preventing the bats from living there. Is there a harmless way to deter wasps?  Yes there is! And it’s built into the design of BatBnBs. In this article, we’ll talk about how you can you attract bats to your yard with a bat...

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Mothers (of all species) work relentlessly hard to raise their children, and they deserve our appreciation! Did you know that bats are supermoms? Keep reading to find out why! #1:SOME PREGNANT BATS EAT TWICE THEIR BODY WEIGHT IN INSECTS EVERY NIGHT! Photo by Metlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation Not only do some...

You may know that both bees and bats provide crucial ecosystem services: by pollinating plants and eating pest insects. Providing a home for both results in many backyard benefits! However, since most bat species are insectivorous (insect eaters) you may be worried that the bats might try to eat your bees. Luckily, you don’t have to choose between the two...

Putting up a bat house is one of the best ways you can help save the bats and also sustainably reduce pest insects from your yard. But there are many different types of bat houses: single-chambers, muli-chambers, and even giant bat houses… How do you know what type of bat house to install?  You’ve come to the right place!  In...