Do you know what to do when you have a bat in your home?
There has been a notable increase in the number of reported incidents of people finding bats in their homes. This can become quite dangerous to the residents in the home as bat bites can often times go unnoticed. This happens in sleeping adults and young children, where they may be bitten and since the bat teeth are so small the marks are sometimes overlooked.
When you notice that there is a bat in your home the best thing to do is to call for professional help. Tri-State Wildlife Management, (859) 635-0037, is one of the leaders in bat removal in Covington.
Call Tri-State Wildlife Management (859) 635-0037 for help.
There is more than one reason that bats in your home are a dangerous thing. First is the rise in the findings of rabies in bats. 5-10% of the bats that are found and tested in Kentucky have been found to be positive of rabies. Another reason that bats can be dangerous is the fact that they can pass histoplasmosis through their feces (guano) and urine. Getting bats removed from your home should not end until the area the bats have been staying in has been cleaned and sanitized.
Bats are can be helpful to humans
When working in wildlife control Covington, one thing to remember is that bats can actually be helpful to humans in the area. Bats eat mosquitoes and other small flying insects. Keeping the number s of bat colonies up is more beneficial to humans and the eco-system. The key thing is to ensure that your home is secure and there are no entries that they can get into.
Getting a company that is trained and experienced in wildlife control and bat removal will help to ensure that any of these entry points are found and sealed. Getting the bats out and getting the area cleaned and sanitized is the only way to guarantee that there is no spread of disease or illness from the bats having been in your home.