Bats are fascinating creatures. These flying mammals play a valuable role within the ecosystem. Not only do they consume mosquitoes to keep insect populations in check, but bats can actually contribute to the pollination of flowers and plants as they go about their nightly activities.
Bats are valuable citizens of the planet, but they make lousy roommates since they can carry the rabies virus. In addition, exposure to their droppings can lead to the development of the dangerous fungal lung disease histoplasmosis. The dark, protected shelter that your attic provides can be attractive to bat colonies. If you want bats to thrive within your community but you don’t want to live with them, humane bat removal is your best option. This is where we can help with your bat removal problem.
Eliminate Secondary Entries
The purpose of humane bat removal is to encourage the bats taking up residence in your attic to find a new place to colonize. This goal can be achieved by limiting access to your attic. Bats can enter your home through vents, chimneys, and holes in your fascia.
An experienced pest control expert will evaluate your home to determine all of the access points bats use to get into your attic. Then they can recommend solutions, such as placing screens over vents, installing a cap on your chimney, and replacing damaged fascia. The purpose of these solutions is to leave only a single access point for bats to enter and leave your home.
Eliminating secondary access points makes it much easier to humanely control the bat population living in your attic.
Install an Excluder
Once you and your pest control specialist are certain that only a single access point remains, this primary entrance can be fitted with a specialized device known as an excluder. The excluder acts as a one-way door for bats living in your attic. Bats are able to fly out of the home through the excluder, but they cannot fly back in.
Work closely with our pest control expert when trying to humanely rid your home of bats. Excluders can be extremely effective in eradicating bat colonies, but they can pose a threat to the health and safety of young bats.
Much like other mammals, bats give birth in the spring. So you should wait to install an excluder until all young bats living in your attic have grown old enough to fly. This waiting period will prevent young bats from being separated from their mothers by the excluder. A pest control specialist will be able to carefully monitor the bats in your attic to determine the optimal time for humane eradication.
Seal Off the Main Entry
After all of the bats that were living in your attic have been deterred by the excluder, you can seal off the main entry point to secure your home against future bat infestations. Your pest control specialist will remove the excluder and use materials that are bat-proof to close up the remaining entry point.
It’s important to have a thorough inspection prior to sealing off the main access point to ensure that no stray bats remain in your attic. Sealing off the entry too soon could trap bats in your attic, forcing them to find their way into the main living areas of your home and putting your family’s health at risk. Leaving bat removal in the hands of an expert is your best option. At Craig & Sons Termite & Pest Control, Inc. we are capable of eliminating bats from your property without killing these marvelous mammals. Call today to schedule a service appointment for the humane removal of the bats living in your attic.