http://www.yespestpros.com – A single bat can eat up to 1000 mosquitos within a single hour, which is nice for pest control. The problem, comes when they move into your house. Bats carry diseasesWest Nile Virus & Ebola not to mentions rabies, so if you find bats on your property, call animal control or a pest control company skilled in bat elimination services immediately.

1. Going Batty?
YES can Help with Your Bat
Control Problems

2. Fighting Bats
Bats are amazing
creatures. One single
bat can eat up to
1000 mosquitos within
a single hour, which
can keep your yard
pest free. The
problem, though, co
mes when they
decide that your
house should be
theirs too.
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3. Understanding Bats
There are 900 different species of bats
throughout the world. They make up a
fifth of the world's mammal population.
There are two main groups.
The larger fruit eating bats are
prevalent around the world and smaller
microbats that are more prevalent in
the US.
The microbats typically consume
insects, birds, nectar, and even lizards
and fish. Most microbats use
echolocation to help locate various
objects as they're flying.

4. What's the
Problem?
Aside from the "Ewwwww!" factor, the problem with having
bats living in or near your home is that they can carry a
number of different diseases including West Nile Virus and
Ebola. Additionally, bats can carry rabies, so if you find a
dead or sick bat near your property, don't pick it up. Call
animal control or a pest control company skilled in bat
elimination services immediately.

5. Do I Have a Bat Problem?
Unless you find them flying around your
living room, it might be tough to notice
bats inside your house.
One of the best things to do it is to wait
until dusk and go head outside. Look all
around your home to see if there are bats
flying out of anywhere.
If you stay until it is too dark to see and for
several nights in a row, you should be
able to establish if you have a bat
problem or not.
Additionally, look for bat droppings as
well as brown stains near where they
might enter and exit due to the grease in
their fur.

6. If You Find
Guano
If you do have a bat infestation, you're likely to find a buildup of
bat guano, and it's essential to remove it from the premises
immediately, as it can present a real problem to your health.
While you're removing it from your home, be sure to wear a
respirator as well as some old clothes. Bag the guano in a heavy
duty trash bag, and disinfect the area carefully.

7. Preventing a Bat Problem
Look for entry points to your
home carefully. You want to
prevent bats from entering your
home. Paying attention to
areas like the chimney, attic
vents, gaps in siding, or any
loose fitting doors.
Cover attic vents with a rigid,
tough screening and repair
other spots.
Be sure there are not any bats
inside those areas while you're
making the repairs, or you
could have a very smelly
situation on your hands.

8. The Bat Life Cycle
Most bats give birth between the
months of May and July.
Gestation depends on the species
and can take from six weeks to six
months. Though twins are
possible, most give birth to just a
single bat. They nurse for just five
weeks and can reach full size by two
months. By the time they hit three to
four weeks old, they've learned to fly
and find food. Once a bat has
reached maturity, there are few
predators to eliminate bats, and they
can live up to thirty years.
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9. Dealing with Bat Problems
If you do have a bat problem in your house, it's essential to
eliminate them as soon as possible. While professional bat
exterminators don't typically use chemicals, they will help
you seal up all of the entry points and encourage the bats
to leave. This is the most environmentally responsible
method of bat elimination.