Bats are good for the environment because they consume a lot of insects every night, which could otherwise cause damage to crops and other vegetation. However, when bat colonies start roosting in homes’ attics and leaving droppings in the attic floor a walls, they can become a real pest. AAAC Wildlife Removal can help you get rid of bats in your home or attic.
We provide safe, humane and effective wildlife control services in Robertsdale to eliminate bat nests from your walls and attic. We are also skilled at repairing any damage that has been left after removing a colony from your home.
Robertsdale Bat Removal
Bats are nocturnal creatures, so you’ll likely spot them flying around your home at night. If there’s a colony living in your attic or walls and leaving droppings behind, it can be pretty disturbing to see them flying around your house. Plus, they carry diseases that could potentially hurt people and spread through their waste products, like bat guano.
Once you have confirmed that there is a problem with bats, it’s time for experts to help. If left untreated, these animals could cause severe damage and pose serious health risks. Although bats look harmless, their guano can be full of harmful spores. This infection can cause histoplasmosis. It is a condition that often causes flu-like symptoms and worsens over time. AAAC Wildlife Removal can help you with any questions or concerns about bat control.
Bat Extermination vs. Bat Removal
Learning of bats in your home can be unnerving and your first instinct might be to call the nearest pest control available, However, killing bats is illegal in Alabama. Bats are protected under Alabama law, which means that they can’t be killed unless there’s a threat to human health or safety. It is essential that you consult a licensed bat removal company. This will ensure that the bats are safely and humanely removed from your home.
Bat Damage
Bat guano and urine can compromise the integrity of your house’s structure – It can cause wood rot and lead to structural damage. It can also cause stains on ceilings and walls, which can be very unsightly. In addition, the weight of guano build up can also cause ceiling cave ins, which can lead to expensive repairs. This is why it’s important to deal with bat guano right away; the longer you wait, the more damage they’ll do to your home.
Bat Exclusion
The best method of bat removal in Robertsdale is to seal up any areas that the bats might be using as entry points. This process is called exclusion and it ensures that no more bats will come into your home once they’ve been removed from their current roosting spots. Bat exclusion is quite a thorough process which requires an inspection of the exterior and interior areas where bats might be getting in.
These entry points may include chimneys, vents, gaps under garage doors or beneath eaves, even holes as tiny as a half inch. After these areas have been identified by our bat specialist, we will take steps for sealing them off to prevent other bats from entering your home.
Removing Bats in the Attic
Removing bats from Robertsdale homes requires attention to detail and expertise. Knowing how many bats are roosting in your Houston home is important. It is also crucial to identify the species of bats you have so you can safely and humanely remove them.
Our team has years of experience dealing with all sorts of wild animals, and we are fully licensed to remove bats in Robertsdale homes. Bats need to be removed by experienced professionals who know how best to handle them: they’re not like other pests that can just be swatted away or poisoned without consequence. If you’ve got a bat infestation on your hands, give AAAC Wildlife Removal a call!
This is how we handle bat exclusions:
- We spend a great deal of time identifying bat entry points and then sealing them shut
- We set up one-way doors so that bats can exit but not reenter the building
- Double check that all bats are excluded and out of your home
- We then seal all entry points with steel wool or mesh screens to prevent re-entry
- After this, we go through and do a thorough clean-up of any guano left in the attic or walls.
- Proceed with replacement of soiled insulation.
- Repair of wildlife damage, both inside and outside of the home.
The first step we take is to spend a great deal of time identifying bat entry points. Ensuring that there aren’t any other points of entry is essential to prevent future infestations. The next step involves the installation of one-way doors to allow the bats out, but not back in again – this is a safe and humane method of removing the bats from your house without harming them.
We then double check that all bats are out of your home to prevent accidental contact with any bat that may have been missed. We seal all entrance points with steel wool and mesh screens to stop bats from entering again.
Next, clean up with professional-grade cleaners and sanitizers any fecal matter left behind by bats in your insulation and floor. We will go to great lengths in order to make sure your home is free from odors or guano. Fogging with enzyme cleaner is also done after the insulation has been removed to make sure every nook and cranny is disinfected.
After the attic has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected we can begin to look at wildlife damage. We’ll fix any damage they may have done inside or outside of your home to make your house look like new again.
Dangers of DIY Bat Removal
Bats are are known reservoirs of deadly viruses like rabies, leptospirosis, Tioman virus, Nipah Virus and corona virus among others. Their guano is also toxic and can infect humans with histoplasmosis.
Histoplasmosis, which is more common than rabies, can be fatal to bat-related diseases. It’s especially dangerous for people with compromised immune systems, such as young children, the elderly, and pregnant women. This is why it is not recommended to attempt to remove bats by yourself.
FAQs
What is guano?
Guano is bat faeces, or droppings. These droppings can cause Histoplasmosis, a disease that is caused by breathing in dried guano dust. Ceilings can be stained if bats have lived there for a while.
Is guano harmful?
Yes. Histoplasmosis disease is caused by breathing in dust that comes from dried bat feces and can be fatal if left untreated. Removing them by yourself is not recommended as you may contract the disease.
Is it safe for me to remove bats?
Many people will attempt to remove these creatures by themselves out of cost. This is dangerous and dangerous. Bats can transmit rabies and other zoonotic disease(human transferable). The health risks associated with trying to remove them yourself are too high. You must also remember that permits are required to handle these animals in any type of relocation. It is better to have a professional do the job than attempt it yourself. The time required is much less than the medical costs and other costs associated with bat-related diseases.
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About Robertsdale
Robertsdale is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 5,276. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
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