The Bat Man

Natural mosquito control for Long Island. Handmade cedar bat houses, installed where they’ll actually work.

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The Problem

Your yard
is unusable after 6pm.

The kids come in covered in bites. The dog won’t sit on the patio. You’ve tried citronella, sprays, the propane fogger that smells like jet fuel. Nothing lasts more than a week, and you’re tired of dousing the lawn in chemicals your grandkids play on. There’s a better way, and it’s been flying over your head the whole time.

Observation N°02
Field Data
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The Houses

Built in my shop,
not stamped in a factory.

Every house is rough cedar, screwed and sealed by hand, and finished with non-toxic stain. They’ll outlast the warranty on your roof. Most folks tell me they look better than the mailbox the contractor put in.

Method

How it works,
start to finish.

Four steps. One season. From the first walk-through to a working colony, no babysitting required on your end.

Week 1

01I walk your yard

Free. I come out at dusk, see where the bugs are bad, where the bats are already flying, and where the sun hits in summer. You get a plain-English plan, not a sales pitch.

Week 2–3

02I build the house

Cedar, hand-cut in my shop in Suffolk. Sized for the little brown bats we have out here. Your name and a serial number go on the back.

Week 4

03I install it right

Mounted 12 to 20 feet up, facing the right direction, holding the right temperature. I do this part myself. No subcontractors poking holes in your siding.

Season 1–2

04The bats move in

Scouts usually show up in a few weeks. By next summer you’ve got a colony, and the mosquitoes are someone else’s problem.

The Install

Placement is
the whole game.

Wrong spot, wrong height, wrong sun, and bats won’t move in. I’ve done hundreds of these on Long Island. I know which corner of your yard catches the morning sun, where the mosquitoes breed, and where the bats are already flying at dusk. You don’t pay until they show up.

Commissions

Pick a setup
for your yard.

These are starting prices. The real number depends on your yard, and you won’t see it until I’ve actually walked the property. No surprise upsells.

Option 1

Single House

Best for small yards

from$200
  • ·One handmade cedar bat house
  • ·Free property walk-through
  • ·I install the pole and the house
  • ·Follow-up call after the first month
Most Popular
Option 2

Two Houses

Most people pick this one

from$475
  • ·Two cedar houses, paired for a bigger colony
  • ·Full yard assessment
  • ·Mounted on two sun aspects for year-round use
  • ·Check-in visit at the end of summer
  • ·Notes on standing water you should drain
Option 3

Acre Plus

For bigger properties

from$950
  • ·Four houses, placed where they’ll actually work
  • ·Pond and water-source consult
  • ·Premium triple-chamber boxes
  • ·Two check-in visits over the season
  • ·Ten-year warranty on the build
Enquiries

Honest
answers.

Won’t the bats end up in my attic?

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No, and that’s the whole point. A bat house gives them a better spot than your attic, warmer, drier, right where they already fly. Putting one up is actually the best way to keep them out of the house.

Are bats dangerous to my kids or my dog?

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No. Bats are shy. They don’t dive at people, they don’t bite unless cornered, and they want nothing to do with anyone in the yard. You won’t even see them most nights.

How long before they actually move in?

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Scouts usually show up within a few weeks. A real colony, the kind that wipes out your mosquitoes, takes one to two summers. I’ll tell you straight if your yard is going to be slow.

What happens in the winter?

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They migrate or hibernate. The house stays put. Come spring they come back, usually with more bats than the year before.

Where on Long Island do you work?

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All of Nassau and Suffolk, Great Neck out to Montauk. Small travel fee if you’re past Riverhead, that’s it.

What if no bats show up?

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If you don’t have a colony by the end of season two, I come back and re-site the house at no charge. I’ve only had to do that a handful of times.

What neighbors say
From Long Island yards
We used to come inside by 7. Now we’re still out at 10 with the kids and not a bite. Wish we’d called him three summers ago.
Caroline H.
Lloyd Harbor
Showed up when he said he would, did what he said he’d do, and the bats were there by July. That’s rare on Long Island these days.
James W.
Sands Point
I was skeptical. Two seasons in, my mosquito guy has nothing to do at my house. Money I’m happy I spent.
Eleanor M.
East Hampton
Free Property Survey

Get your
backyard back.

I’ll come walk your property, free, anywhere in Nassau or Suffolk. Reply within the hour.

  • · No pressure, no upsell
  • · I reply within 60 minutes
  • · Zero chemicals, ever
  • · Fully insured, Long Island only
Or just call me · 631 · 555 · 0199
Step 1 of 5Your place

What are we working with?