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Here in Nova Scotia we have an unslaught of biting bugs that seem to hit every Spring.  (misquitoes, black flies, no seeums, etc..)  They seem especially bad since there's lots of wet, soggy ground for them to breed in.  Is there any way that any of you have found to 'scare' the biting bugs away.  They were so bad last night that they upset the bucket of soapy water Chris was using to wash the truck.  They were absolutely horrid!!!  Thick black clouds of biting fury, no swatting could keep them away.

Thanks for any advice that you can provide.

Sherri

Sherri,

Here are some more detailed plans for a single chamber home:

Bat house

There are other links on this page to some other designs for multichamber ones, but they all seem to have the same basic design:

Bat house plans

Marshall wrote:
Actually, I think Paula likes to control her stimuli...or any other guy that gets near her.

Oh sure...walk away from your desk for a minute and see what happens?

As to my stimuli....lets just it stays as stimulated as it wants to be. 

MissSnowshoveler wrote:

Okay, please do send your dimensions. Don't forget the picture. And if you want send the measurements for the bat house too.

Ohhhh boy...e-abbysguides here we go!!! Start the bidding.

Uh oh....Windy is having delusions of grandeur again....

Sherri

Might want to think about putting little mini treadmills in there for the bats....after eating that many bugs they are going to need to work off some poundage....maybe they can get some tips from the Numbnuts ladies? 

Paula wrote:

Not true Paula. I only have delusions of barely being adequate. Besides how could I have delusions of the Grand Canyon when I've never seen it?

Highwind wrote:

    .... aww....I just can't.....  

I researched this thoroughly two years ago.  Bats do kill mosquitos but not necessarly where you want them too, your property.  They also carry rabies and they don't have to bite you simply run into you as rabies is unique in it's ability to spread via ALL bodily fluids including saliva and sweat off of the bat.  If you make contact with a bat you are automatically getting a rabies inoculation and it is VERY expensive and not pleasant either.  I know first hand as I give the shots and have more times than I care to count over the years. 

There is only one thing that has been proven to work and the only reason I don't have one yet is cost though they get cheaper every year.

http://www.mosquito-control-superstore.com/

(Sorry you have to cut and paste the link into your browser, I still can't get this system to make the link for me where you simply click on it....)

There are many brands and they all work well and are good for an acre of area per unit and they kill mosquitos, black flys and no see-ums and you can get them just about anywhere now here in the states.

Bats are cool no doubt, just be aware of the drawbacks...

C

MissSnowshoveler wrote:
Sherri, that has to be miserable. Sounds like they stand up and growl at you too. I hope you find relief but unfortunately when they are that bad, I fear not much is going to rid them to your liking. Maybe what Chris posted will help enough to make it better.