Bats are unpleasant household pests due to their tendency to settle in attics. Although bats play an important role in insect control, they can cause severe structural damage once inside your home. Bats are also carriers of deadly diseases, some of which are potentially harmful to human health.
Qualified wildlife professionals are trained to safely and successfully remove bats from your home. Rid-A-Bug provides reliable bat removal in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. We isolate access points and prevent bats from infesting your property in the future.
Contact Rid-A-Bug to discuss safe and humane bat removal services.
How to Identify a Bat Problem
The three most prevalent types of North American bats that inhabit homes are small brown bats, big brown bats, and the Mexican free-tailed bat. They can travel along or in big groups, which means you could have a colony of 25 or more bats living in your attic.
Bats vary in appearance but are often black or tan. They have hairy bodies, two pointed wings, and big ears. Adult bats can reach lengths of up to seven inches and have wingspans of up to fifteen inches.
Bats typically live in attics, chimneys, and under eaves. While you can check for signs of a bat infestation, you should never come into physical contact with bats. Bats can become violent, and they can carry respiratory diseases, and even their droppings should be avoided.
Common Signs of Bat Infestation
- Determine the foul odor of bat urine and excrement. Urine and feces induce degradation in building materials and transport hazardous bacteria. The aroma smells like ammonia.
- Listen for chirping noises. Bats are not silent creatures; they communicate by making little chirping noises.
- Scurrying sounds may also be heard when the bats migrate across your attic.
- Examine bat-infested areas such as attics, belfries, chimneys, drainage pipes, and behind loose boards. Keep an eye out for bats flying about your house. Because bats are nocturnal, you'll only see them at daybreak or sunset.
- Check for stains since bats leave a grease-like substance behind when they nest. You might also find scratch marks in areas where you assume bats are living.
Rid-A-Bug Bat Removal & Control
If you suspect a bat infestation in your home, you should reach out to a professional immediately to address the problem properly. Bats carry rabies and can transmit the disease through saliva exposure.
To keep your family and pets safe, Rid-A-Bug will carefully inspect all structures on your property to locate the bats and assess the level of the infestation.
We have all of the necessary safety equipment to avoid illness transmission. Our highly skilled specialists will also know how to avoid major injury if they come into contact with bats. For more information, contact us today and learn more about our humane wildlife removal services.