# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-19T20:33:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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🌿GARDEN TIP OF THE WEEK ⁠
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Control insect pests by inviting bats into your garden! ⁠
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North American bats help control insect populations while also providing a natural food source for larger birds of prey. While bats are nocturnal and most people won’t see them in their garden, they’re a vital part of our ecosystem. They’re also incredible pollinators! Here are some ways to support them in the garden: ⁠
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Flowers To Plant in Your Bat Garden ⁠
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🦇 Bats love to eat moths. Plant some moth host plants to bring more bats to your garden. For more information on how to identify these plants for your region, check out nativeplantfinder.nwf.org! ⁠
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🌸 Native plants with light-colored flowers in shades of white, cream, silver, pale pink, and lavender, will attract moths and other nighttime pollinators. ⁠
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🌹 The more fragrant the plant, the more insects it attracts. Bringing aromatic plants into your garden will create a great food source for bats. ⁠
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🌼 Plant flowers such as evening primrose (Oenothera biennis), angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.), and moonflower (Ipomoea alba) that bloom in the evening or stay open throughout the night. This will attract night-flying insects that bats love to snack on. ⁠
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Other Tips ⁠
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1. Consider adding trees to your garden for bats to enjoy! Oak, dogwood, elderberry, and native fruit trees are great options. ⁠
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2. Avoid using pesticides. ⁠
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3. Keep pet cats indoors. ⁠
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4. Artificial light can impact a bats' natural hunting pattern. Turn off all the lights at night if possible. ⁠
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For more reading on bats and how you can help them, revisit our November/December 2004 issue at ahsgardening.org/ahs-publication-archives/. ⁠
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💡DID YOU KNOW ⁠
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A recent study at Rutgers found that eastern red bats and big brown bats have been eating the destructive spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that threatens the wine and other agricultural industries in the U.S. ⁠
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#GardenTips #Bats #BatGarden #Pollinators ⁠
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Follow bat conservation organizations for more information on how to support bats! ⁠
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batconservationinternational ⁠
lubeebatconservancy ⁠
batbnb

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