We live in Bowling Green, Kentucky and have one acre of land. At the end of our property, we have some big trees and right behind the trees our neighbor has a pond. We installed a bat box about two years ago and followed the mounting instructions on the box. The bugs are eating us up.
Bats have to find the bat houses on their own.
Just like with purple martins, you need to put up a good house in a good location, and wait. Odds are very good at attracting bats if you follow the guidelines listed below. We also maintain a list of approved bat houses and their manufacturers on our web site. Most houses have 1-4 roosting chambers. All partitions and landing areas should be roughened.