A QUICK Note On Bat RemovaL in Troy, NY
Our pest control specialists provide the 24 hour emergency bat removal Troy, NY residents count on during the warm summer months. Our team of exterminators will begin by locating each bat and removing it from your attic or home using one or more humane bat remediation methods. After the exclusion is completed, we clean up all bat droppings (guano) and urine, and professionally disinfect the whole area. We also complete a thorough inspection of your home to identify each entry point, whether it’s a roof ridge vent, gabled vent, soffit, siding, window, or something else. Afterwards, we seal each opening to bat proof your house and prevent future issues.
Bat Removal ServiceS
Residential bat removal is a service that the people of Troy rely on heavily between the months of May and November. Bats tend to take up residence in the areas of the house that most commonly have insulation, such as the attic, basement, or roof vents because they do not build nests but still need a place to give birth to their young. If you’ve ever done any roofing work, you may have seen bats in the roof ridge vent and nearly fallen off the ladder. If you locate one or more of these flying mammals in your home, contact a bat exterminator near you right away.
Our professional bat removal services consist of 3 main steps:
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BAT CONTROL, Getting Bats out of the Attic
There are only 9 species of bats in New York – Northern, Indiana, Eastern Pipistrelle, Big Brown, Small-footed, Red, Hoary, Silver-haired, and Little Brown. This makes identifying them and bat proofing your home easier. Little Brown bats are the ones you see flying around Troy at night during the summer because they commonly search for living quarters in buildings or under loose bark in trees. Their bodies grow up to 2.5 inches in length and have a wingspan of 9 inches, allowing them to zoom through the air at high speeds. They use echolocation to navigate their flight, emitting high pitch sounds that are outside the human hearing range. As nocturnal mammals, bats cruise through the skies in the dark to feed on hundreds of insects per hour. When the bats are done feeding for the night, they search for place to rest which sometimes ends up being your roof, basement, or attic.
The little brown is very small, so it can fit through gaps or holes less than an inch in size. If your home or building has been around for at least a couple years, it’s very possible that the roofing materials have shifted, or that some part of the structure has moved just enough to allow a bat to squeeze through. Even if a hole does not exist, the roofing soffit and often many types of vents offer ample room for these tiny mammals to get in. Occasionally, leaving a window open with no screen can lead to bats in the attic or basement as well; that one is of course an easier fix once we exclude the pests from your home.
We recommend that you request assistance with bat control immediately upon noticing them because they can cause several diseases in humans. Bats are beneficial to the environment because they innately manage the insect population to keep nature in check but living too close to humans creates problems because of their ability to carry diseases and the toxicity of their droppings.
The primary concern with having bats in your home is Histoplasmosis. This disease comes from guano and negatively impacts the lungs. When a person approaches the bat bedding area and breathes, they inhale fungus spores from the bat droppings. This is the reason we recommend calling our team of professionals to as soon as possible to exclude the bats. You don’t want to jeopardize your family’s safety by waiting. And, during the cleaning process, our experts wear protective gear and HEPA filter masks to ensure they are not affected.
The second concern is bats with rabies. According to the CDC, bats are the largest culprit for rabies in humans across the US. Out of all rabid animals discovered, 32% were bats. If bats have decided to nest or hibernate in your home, you should avoid the area until they are removed. Disturbing the bats when they’re sleeping or trying to protect their young will bring out animal instinct and turn on their defense mode, meaning they may bite you. Bites are small because of the size of their teeth, but that doesn’t make them hurt any less. In addition, getting bitten transmits any infections to you through your bloodstream, so it’s best to avoid it if you can. If you do receive a bite, wash the area vigorously with soap and water and then call the doctor right away. Right after the medical call, contact our pest control company to clear them from your building. Our methods are safe, fast, and effective.
The little brown is very small, so it can fit through gaps or holes less than an inch in size. If your home or building has been around for at least a couple years, it’s very possible that the roofing materials have shifted, or that some part of the structure has moved just enough to allow a bat to squeeze through. Even if a hole does not exist, the roofing soffit and often many types of vents offer ample room for these tiny mammals to get in. Occasionally, leaving a window open with no screen can lead to bats in the attic or basement as well; that one is of course an easier fix once we exclude the pests from your home.
We recommend that you request assistance with bat control immediately upon noticing them because they can cause several diseases in humans. Bats are beneficial to the environment because they innately manage the insect population to keep nature in check but living too close to humans creates problems because of their ability to carry diseases and the toxicity of their droppings.
The primary concern with having bats in your home is Histoplasmosis. This disease comes from guano and negatively impacts the lungs. When a person approaches the bat bedding area and breathes, they inhale fungus spores from the bat droppings. This is the reason we recommend calling our team of professionals to as soon as possible to exclude the bats. You don’t want to jeopardize your family’s safety by waiting. And, during the cleaning process, our experts wear protective gear and HEPA filter masks to ensure they are not affected.
The second concern is bats with rabies. According to the CDC, bats are the largest culprit for rabies in humans across the US. Out of all rabid animals discovered, 32% were bats. If bats have decided to nest or hibernate in your home, you should avoid the area until they are removed. Disturbing the bats when they’re sleeping or trying to protect their young will bring out animal instinct and turn on their defense mode, meaning they may bite you. Bites are small because of the size of their teeth, but that doesn’t make them hurt any less. In addition, getting bitten transmits any infections to you through your bloodstream, so it’s best to avoid it if you can. If you do receive a bite, wash the area vigorously with soap and water and then call the doctor right away. Right after the medical call, contact our pest control company to clear them from your building. Our methods are safe, fast, and effective.