Description Bats are a sort of ‘bug police’: they fly around and catch insects using a process called echolocation to find their insect meals. They make high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects and return to the bat as echoes. Bats in flight can distinguish the difference in sound between a tree, your head, and a mosquito! They reduce pests naturally, reducing the need for pesticide usage and thereby helping to make our water and earth cleaner. Rocket bat hotels provide suitable roosting and breeding sites for various insect-eating bat species. This bat hotel is mounted on a gum pole and, if possible, close to the water’s edge to allow bats to control your insect populations. Note: These bat boxes can ONLY be installed on a gum pole. The diameter of the gum pole needs to be 75 – 100mm and the height 4.8m (or taller).