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What Is Involved In Bat Removal In West Palm Beach

By Linda Ruiz


The presence of bats around a homestead is beneficial because they feed on thousands of insects like mosquitoes. However, the primary concern that homeowners in West Palm Beach have is bats living in large colonies. A large colony is noisy and unsettling. Bats also leave their droppings and urine behind.

Large amounts of bat urine and droppings can cause metal and wood to corrode. Droppings and urine are also a breeding ground for fungal spores and they emit bad odors. If the people living in a house breathe in the fungal spores, they may suffer from Histoplasmosis, which is a fungal infection that mostly affects the lungs. Bats are also known to be a host of the rabies virus. For these reasons, bat removal in West Palm Beach is a priority.

Removing bats from a building is a complex task. The right way to control their breeding is to exclude the colony by sealing off a hundred percent of possible secondary entry points on a home. All bats in the home should also be removed in the proper way. An attempt to remove bats in the wrong way such as by using poison can be disastrous since you may end up with rotting carcasses.

Bats should also be removed during the right season. If some of the bats in your home are nursing pups, do not remove the adults before they pups are able to fly out. If you do this, the pups will end up dying in your home. This is not humane and it is also impractical because finding and removing carcasses is difficult. It is advisable to wait or about five weeks for pups to mature before you attempt to remove the colony of bats from your property.

You should also avoid getting rid of bats during the winter because they hibernate during the cold season. To get rid of bats from a home, it is necessary to locate the entry points. Look for bat droppings or guano on or below the suspected entry point. Bat droppings contain tiny bits of insect shells. They are therefore crumbly in texture and sparkly in the sunshine.

If property owners are unable to identify the points of entry by bat droppings, they should watch out for bat activity to find out where the bats enter the building from during the night. Bats usually enter homes through areas with loose or missing tiles or shingles, locations where wiring or piping enters a home, crevices and cracks. After they know where the points of entry are, homeowners can purchase one way valves or make their own from netting, PVC pipes or used caulk containers. They should then permanently seal the points of entry.

If your home is heavily infested with bats, it is best use the services of bat removal professionals. They are trained and prepared to deal with the removal of wildlife. They also have the equipment and expertise needed to remove bats quickly and effectively.

Bat removal specialists usually determine where the entry points are and install one way doors or valves to keep bats from reentering a home. They then seal off the entry points. Most of them offer warranties against the re infestation of a home. If bats return, they can remove them again free.




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