1.   And some farmers have even begun building bat houses to try to lure colonies to stay.

2.   Bat houses are fine, but not near human houses, he said.

3.   Bats crawl into the bat house through a small opening in the bottom.

4.   Bats Bats eat mosquitoes, and many people believe that a bat house or roost in the back yard is the solution to mosquito elimination.

5.   Along with excluding bats, Lindhurst wants to build a large bat house that would accommodate thousands of the creatures.

6.   Books on building bat houses are available in bookstores, Gaspari said.

7.   For most homeowners, the best way to provide this is through an artificial roost, or bat house.

8.   John Anderson, a farmer in Winters who grows native grass seeds, has installed a bat house.

9.   Maybe if I.K. puts up a few bat houses, the bats will go from the gables to the houses, he said.

10.   Spencer says bat houses on his property in Shirley are full of bats in summer.