Bat Exclusion Techniques
When bats make their ways into the house quarters, they find their way out through detection of air movement. If the bat has not bitten anybody in the house, it is highly recommended that you confine it in one room and open all ventilation except the door. The bat would then escape out of the house through the first available opening. You can handle this yourself, but if you'd rather have a professional take care of it, our Albany bat control service is unmatched. We also have experts in Troy, NY and other areas of Albany county as well.
Bats rarely see in bright light. When bats find themselves in your room at night with light on, you are advised to dim lights and the bat will have a clearer vision and find the exiting way out. If the bat does not get a clear vision, or you do not switch the lights off, the bat is likely to hide in places such as behind shelves, under furniture, behind hanged pictures or even behind curtains.
A healthy bat will hardly attack humans despite even being chased. One interesting thing is that, when you chase a flying bat with a newspaper (folded), a stick or a tennis racket, it would evade in response. When the bat senses a wall ahead of it, it misinterprets it as an attack. This makes its escape more frustrating to human. In this case, you can use a hand net to capture it and let it rest, and cover the hand net with a something similar to it or coffee can. Afterwards you can slide a card or newspaper to trap it and take it outside.
Release the bat in sparsely populated areas or rather at night. Remember to wear gloves as a precaution. Although DIY bat abatement is possible, professional exterminators are highly recommended.
Bats rarely see in bright light. When bats find themselves in your room at night with light on, you are advised to dim lights and the bat will have a clearer vision and find the exiting way out. If the bat does not get a clear vision, or you do not switch the lights off, the bat is likely to hide in places such as behind shelves, under furniture, behind hanged pictures or even behind curtains.
A healthy bat will hardly attack humans despite even being chased. One interesting thing is that, when you chase a flying bat with a newspaper (folded), a stick or a tennis racket, it would evade in response. When the bat senses a wall ahead of it, it misinterprets it as an attack. This makes its escape more frustrating to human. In this case, you can use a hand net to capture it and let it rest, and cover the hand net with a something similar to it or coffee can. Afterwards you can slide a card or newspaper to trap it and take it outside.
Release the bat in sparsely populated areas or rather at night. Remember to wear gloves as a precaution. Although DIY bat abatement is possible, professional exterminators are highly recommended.
getting rid of bats
Bat Exclusion
The most satisfying and long lasting way to get rid of these flying mammals is bat exclusion. Simply watching an area for long enough can give away their location, showing how they enter and exit the building. Most often, their entry point is a vent or a hole somewhere in the roof.
Bat exclusion involves a few steps:
Bat Repellents
Bat repellents are composed of irritants and chemical aromatics. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered only two repellents recommended for indoors usage when controlling bats. The two repellents include flakes and Naphthalene crystals. These chemicals can be applied between walls and in attics. Sometimes, the repellents may be placed in loose mesh cloth bags and suspended from rafters.
It's important to be aware of the recommended bat repellent dosages. Although it's possible that bats may return to the same place after the repellents have been set, it's unlikely. Unfortunately, inhaling naphthalene is dangerous to your health, which is one reason we recommend a professional bat control expert handles it.
Reportedly, illumination is another effective way of repelling bats. When floodlights are aimed towards roosts, bats may be uncomfortable with the excessive light and vacate the habitat. 100 – 150 watt lights are effective for large attics. Florescent bulbs are ideal, although LED lights can work also if they're powerful.
The use of ultrasonic devices has been proven to repel bats both indoors and outdoors, but doesn't always work. Ultrasonic frequencies have been shown to help remove big and little brown bats from their roosts and also prevent them from entering the building. However, this technique has shown mixed results.
Another bat repellent is chemical sprays and sticky solutions. Regarding chemicals, the smell drives bats away. As for sticky solutions, glue traps can be laid on openings to catch bats that attempt to return to their nest in your building.
While there are many bat removal methods that people try, professional exterminators often have the best results due to experience.
The most satisfying and long lasting way to get rid of these flying mammals is bat exclusion. Simply watching an area for long enough can give away their location, showing how they enter and exit the building. Most often, their entry point is a vent or a hole somewhere in the roof.
Bat exclusion involves a few steps:
- First, identify all door openings that bats use and close them completely.
- Second, find all possible openings near the attic. This could be a hole in the roof, an open vent, or something else.
- Wait for the bats to leave during their feeding time. Once the bats exit the building, close all openings and seal them off. This sometimes requires making roof repairs or blocking gable vents.
- Find the bat nest and remove it. Clean up and discard all bat droppings. Be sure to use a heavy sanitizing solution when finished.
Bat Repellents
Bat repellents are composed of irritants and chemical aromatics. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered only two repellents recommended for indoors usage when controlling bats. The two repellents include flakes and Naphthalene crystals. These chemicals can be applied between walls and in attics. Sometimes, the repellents may be placed in loose mesh cloth bags and suspended from rafters.
It's important to be aware of the recommended bat repellent dosages. Although it's possible that bats may return to the same place after the repellents have been set, it's unlikely. Unfortunately, inhaling naphthalene is dangerous to your health, which is one reason we recommend a professional bat control expert handles it.
Reportedly, illumination is another effective way of repelling bats. When floodlights are aimed towards roosts, bats may be uncomfortable with the excessive light and vacate the habitat. 100 – 150 watt lights are effective for large attics. Florescent bulbs are ideal, although LED lights can work also if they're powerful.
The use of ultrasonic devices has been proven to repel bats both indoors and outdoors, but doesn't always work. Ultrasonic frequencies have been shown to help remove big and little brown bats from their roosts and also prevent them from entering the building. However, this technique has shown mixed results.
Another bat repellent is chemical sprays and sticky solutions. Regarding chemicals, the smell drives bats away. As for sticky solutions, glue traps can be laid on openings to catch bats that attempt to return to their nest in your building.
While there are many bat removal methods that people try, professional exterminators often have the best results due to experience.