Bat Houses

911 Wildlife builds and installs bat houses to attract bats to a property. Bats are very beneficial mammals. Each bat is typically able to consume one third of its body weight in insects each night, and several hundred insects in a few hours. This means that a group of one thousand bats could eat four tons of insects each year. If bats were to become extinct, the insect population is calculated to reach an alarmingly high number. In Texas we have large numbers of mosquitoes. One way to help reduce the number of mosquitoes on your property is to welcome bats by creating a home for them.

If bats have taken residence in your home or building one method of their removal would be to provide an alternate home for them. This would prevent further destruction of your property while still reaping the positive benefits of bat habitation.