The City of Dauphin has a new way to control the number of mosquitos in the community.

They partnered with the Communities in Bloom committee and hired two local groups, the DRCSS, and the Hero Club, to build bat houses.

City of Dauphin Assistant CAO, Sharla Griffiths explains how this non-chemical way of controlling bugs works.

“Bat houses are a place that can roost and feel comfortable. Sometimes natural habitat is compromised with development in the area with things like wires or extra tree branches. So by having a bat house, it will promote more bats to live in an area.”

Griffiths explains that these types of houses should be in place before April 1st, so anyone placing them in their yards this year has to wait until next spring for bats to roost. 

She also read statistics that bats can eat up to 1000 insects a night. 

There are two styles to choose from and cost either $35 or $50 and can be picked up at city hall.