Bats are beneficial animals that can eat pest insects and pollinate plants. However, they can be a huge problem when they start roosting in your attic. They will leave huge amounts of toxic guano and urine that can cause health problems and compromise the structure of your house. In addition to this, they create a lot of noise that will keep you up at night.
It is important to act quickly and get rid of the bats before they do any more damage. If you need professional help, call AAAC Wildlife Removal of Trinity, Florida. Our experts are here to help you evict your bats, clean up the mess they made and repair any damage. We will also make sure that they never come back!
Bat Removal from Attics in Trinity, Florida
Attics are a favorite place for bats in Trinity, Florida. They are warm, dry, and secluded enough for them to feel safe. They will find a spot in the soffit, where they can easily squeeze through cracks and openings. After the colony has established itself, they will begin to produce large amounts of urine and droppings.
Bats can be carriers of a variety of diseases, including rabies and histoplasmosis. The best way to avoid these problems is by evicting them from your attic before they have a chance to become established. If you see tell tale signs of an infestation, call AAAC Wildlife Removal and will remove them for you.
Trinity 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. They can also transmit diseases such as bat guano, which could cause serious health problems to people.
Once you’ve confirmed a bat problem, it’s time to call for help from experts; if left untreated, these animals can cause serious damage and pose health risks. Bats may look harmless, but their guano is full of dangerous spores that can lead to histoplasmosis – an infection that often leads to flu-like symptoms at first with more severe respiratory issues later on down the road. If you have any questions about bat control or handling of a bat problem, contact AAAC Wildlife Removal for information and assistance.
Bat Extermination vs. Bat Removal
It can be frightening to discover that bats are living in your home. You might think of calling pest control to have them exterminated. However, bats cannot be treated like ants or termites, they are protected year-round in Florida, and exterminating them is illegal.
To remove bats we employ a process called exclusion. We first find out where the bats are getting inside and seal those openings shut. Once they have no way of entering, a one-way door will be installed. This allows them to leave, but they cannot re-enter. This is a process that requires experience so it is best to call a qualified professional and let them take care of the bats.
Bat Damage
Bat guano and urine can damage the insulation and structure of the house. Bat waste is acidic and will rot wood and drywall. It will also cause stains in the ceiling and walls as well as leave behind an awful odor that is very hard to remove with just regular cleaning products.
In addition, their droppings make a perfect home to dangerous mold spores that can cause serious health issues for you and your family. To avoid potential health problems and damage to your house, bats must be removed immediately.
Bat Exclusion
The best method of bat removal is to close off the entry point they are using to get into your house. This is called exclusion. It is done by sealing all holes or openings that are bigger than an inch. The most common entry points for bats include attics, chimneys, and roofs. You can allow bats to exit your home but not return. Once gone, you must seal all potential entrance points permanently to prevent other animals from entering your home.
These entry points could include vents, chimneys, gaps beneath garage doors, or under eaves. Even tiny holes as small as a quarter 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 in attics requires experience and knowledge of the bats’ behaviors and patterns. Our team has extensive training and experience in live bat removal, exclusion, and post-removal cleanup. We use humane methods that will not harm the bats or leave anything that will pose health risks for you and your family.
Our team has extensive experience with wild animals and is licensed to handle bat removals in Trinity 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. AAAC Wildlife Removal is available to help you if you have a bat problem.
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. Next, you will need to install one-way doors that allow bats to exit your home but not return in. This is a humane and safe way to get rid of bats.
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 go through great lengths to ensure that your home is free of any odors and guano. Fogging with enzyme cleaner is also done after the insulation has been removed to make sure every nook and cranny is disinfected.
Once the attic is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, we look at wildlife damage. We’ll fix any damage they may have done inside or outside of your home to make your house look new again.
Dangers of DIY Bat Removal
Bats have known reservoirs of zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic means a disease that can be transmitted to humans. One of these deadly diseases is rabies. It has been found in bat colonies all over Florida, particularly along the coasts as they have easy access to food sources.
Bat guano is also another source of health risks. Accumulated bat guano can release spores of Histoplasma capsulatum, which can cause a severe respiratory disease called Histoplasmosis.
You should never attempt bat removal on your own if you do not have the proper training or protective gear. It is easy to become infected with the diseases bats carry. You don’t want to risk it. Not only is it dangerous for your health but also illegal in most states including Florida where bat removal must be done by a permit holder or licensed professional.
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that can be transmitted to humans and other animals via bat droppings. This disease is especially dangerous to those with a weak immune system such as children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
In addition to being transmitted through contact with bat droppings, histoplasmosis can also be inhaled as spores from dried guano that have been aerosolized by wind or human activity. Inhalation of histoplasma capsulatum spore leads to an infection that causes flu-like symptoms such as fever, headaches, and muscle aches.
If not treated correctly, this condition can cause lung disease. It is crucial that you immediately contact professionals if you suspect there may be bats in your house.
FAQs
Are bats protected in Florida?
Florida bats are a protected species. It is illegal to hurt them or disturb their nesting areas. If you have bats living inside your house, it is best that you let professionals handle their removal. We can exterminate the bats and not harm them.
What is guano?
Guano is bat feces or droppings. These droppings are a major cause of Histoplasmosis disease which is contracted from breathing in dust that comes from dried guano and can also cause stains on ceilings if the bats have been living there for some time.
Is guano harmful?
Yes. Yes. If left untreated, histoplasmosis can lead to death from breathing in the dust made up of dried bat feces. It is not advised to remove them yourself as you could 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 diseases (human transferable).
It’s not worth the risk to try and remove them on your own as the health risks are too great. You must also remember that permits are required to handle these animals in any type of relocation. We highly recommend having a professional handle the job instead of attempting it yourself as the time taken is way less than medical expenses and other costs that come with contracting these diseases from bats.
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Trinity is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,907 in 2010, according to the most recent census. Wikipedia
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