Several of you responded to my quest for repellants and some have asked me to report back. I have listed several web addresses below for those interested. In general, most articles or site seem to dispel sound repellants as marketing scam, both for moths and for bats. A google address below addresses moths in greater detail, along with beavers, etc.
Exclusion seems the best method for bats, as they apparently adapt to varying sound signals. Someone suggested radar jamming device, which did seem to raise possibilities. It occurs to me that attack on miller moths, the main attraction for the bats, is a more likely approach. (My father would catch them with a vacuum cleaner, and toss them out the door for the tanagers to catch mid-air; and, our two bats we felt were very generous to allow us to share their cabin.--so it is others in the mountain area that are becoming frustrated, and wanting to resort to chemicals, etc). Have not completely examined miller repellant, but one site suggested herbs. At 9,300 feet this may not be feasible, but it has been an interesting search. Thank you all for your assistance. I have learned of several bat web pages; e.g., the international conservancy which is here in Austin, TX; and another in Wisconsin. Oh, one is psychology of sound, which is a fascinating site in itself. As a psychologist, I plan to explore. Thanks again, Don Logan http://www2.psych.cornell.edu/Owren/ http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/housebat/housebat.htm http://www.batcon.org/ http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/houses.html http://ultimatepestrepeller.com/index.asp http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=SOUND+REPELLENTS+FOR+ MILLER+MOTH&btnG=Google+Search ---------------------------------------------------------------- An apology from the moderator: The spelling "repellent" was done by me, the moderator of Bioacoustics-L. My spell-checker rejected "repellant" when I was approving Mr. Logan's original posting, and I unthinkingly clicked OK at the suggested replacement of "repellent." I hereby apologize, Mr. Logan, for changing your (correct) spelling. -Dave Mellinger
