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(Continued from Page 824) renheit range, and will roost together in colonics of 30 or more individuals. All male bats are excluded from the maternity colony during the late gestation period before the pups are bom in late May or early June. The pups are helpless until about mid-July. It is during these months that female bats congregate in attics or roost in garages or chimneys, generally raising the ire of homeowners. “Homeowners who try to seal off attic areas when they believe the bats have left for the night, may inadvertently seal in helpless pups.” Through her research, Williams has discovered that placing a bat house on the Southeast side of a structure where it is exposed to morning sun is the best location, since the expectant mothers prefer the warm temperatures. Working with the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fus :us) and the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus), two common Pennsylvania species. Williams tested two box designs. The designs, one vertical and one horizontal, are sort of a two-story and a ranch ver sion of a bat dwelling. Williams found that some aats moved out of human dwellings and into the bat aoxes, while other bat colonics simply moved between box designs when temperatures were to .heir liking. Williams says overall, the bats pre 'erred the vertical design because of the varying degrees of temperature found within the structure. “The horizontal box was consistently hotter than Jte vertical design, but it was sometimes 100 hot for Jie bats and there was no place to escape,” she explains. “I believe a modified version of the verti cal box where it is made wider, or a horizontal design with a compartment that allows the bats to nove into cooler surroundings could be the perfect jolulion.” After looking at 20 homes, 10 occupied by bats md 10 sans bats, Williams believes it is mostly .empcrature that draws maternal bats to attic homes. “Attics with bats are consistently hotter than tttics without bats. Disturbances didn’t seem to natter much and the amount of light in these areas -anged from dimly lit to pitch black,” she explains. Williams plans to continue monitoring homes to letermine what site modifications can be made to Duildings to render them less acceptable to bats. “By making human structures less palatable to bats and encouraging them to occupy bat boxes, we can provide an alternative to their destruction,” she toilets that require only 1.6 gallons of water per flush. One version operates on a gravity-fed system, another utilizes an air pressure system. In terms of removing waste and leaving the bowl clean, these new versions are somewhat less efficient than the high water capacity fixtures. However, the manufacturers stress that they more than meet the standards set by the American Nauonal Stan dards Institute (ANSI). What this means is that consumers may simply have to clean the bowl a little more often. Conservation-minded consum ers who own the larger toilet fix tures have tried such ploys as adding a brick or a carton full of sand to the toilet tank. Because the object displaces water in the tank, it reduces the amount of water going into the bowl with each flush. However, it presents two problems. The first problem is reduced efficiency in terms of waste removal and cleanliness of the bowl. The second is more seri ous. Sand or decomposing brick can damage porcelain or clog the pipes causing plumbing problems. The new ULF toilets arc more expensive than most conventional toilets. However, the extra cost can be rccoupled in water savings over the lifetime of the fixture. As concerns for water supply and sewage treatment increase, it is anticipated that some local build ing codes will mandate ULF toilets. When obtaining building permits for renovation or con struction, consumers should check with their local building regulations.
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