The Right Way to Get Rid of Bats
When bats invade your property it can be frightening for you and your family. Bats bite and carry diseases, and can occasionally find themselves in your room or your child’s room, putting them in additional danger. It’s easy to see why homeowners need to get rid of bats as soon as possible.
But bat removal is not like other forms of pest control. Bats are too important to the environment to throw up some traps and poisons and wipe out the colony. You need to safely remove bats in a way that is safe for both you and the bats, so that they can continue to live peacefully elsewhere and reduce the mosquito and insect population.
How to Get Rid of Bats Safely
Bat removal is done by exclusion. Exclusion works by sealing up the entry/exit ways so the bats need to find a new home elsewhere. When you have a bat problem, the removal process starts by evaluating your property. For the bat exclusion process to work, every entry and exit point needs to be sealed up, which involves understanding exactly where the problem areas are. That is where a qualified expert is most important, because spotting all of the potential entry points takes a trained eye.
Once each spot has been found, the process to install the correct exclusion materials to get rid of bats will begin. Bat exclusion ideally begins when the bats aren’t present, but may take place at any time as long as no young bats are present. Small, newborn bats are unable to fly, and will be equally unable to leave the property or get food from their parents.
In order to get rid of bats, each hole greater than ¼ to ½ an inch will be sealed using materials that allow for exit, but no entry. This will ensure that the bats still inside your home can leave safely, while the bats that have left your property are unable to return. There are several specialized nettings designed for this purpose, as well as metals and other materials that may be best for your property.
Cleanup and Additional Bat Removal
Finally, once the bat problem has been removed, cleanup and a final inspection begin. Cleanup will remove the guano left over from the bat colony and exclusion construction will be reviewed to ensure that there are no additional areas that can be exploited by bats in the future.
Safely Remove Bats
When you have bats on your property, you need to find a way to remove them safely. The only known, effective way to get rid of bats without harming or handling them is to install exclusion materials on every known entrance. Rather than complete the process and put yourself at risk for missing a spot or getting bit by one of these potentially diseased bats, call a bat exclusion expert to complete the process for you.
