Do two crucial things.
Catch a bat in the attic.
Find the bat if it s hiding.
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4 seal the holes clean the attic.
This of course leads to the problem of what to do with the bats after you ve trapped them.
There is no recognized bait for bat traps because they are so difficult to catch in the open air.
Start looking in areas that don t see a lot of light such as an attic or a secluded room.
If across a large fascia board polynet is correct.
Handling and removing the bat bats are known for carrying rabies and there are also other diseases that are associated with their droppings.
Inspect inside the attic to identify bat species and colony size and watch the outside of the.
If you don t know where the bat is start your search during the daytime when the bat is asleep and easier to find and catch.
If you locate guano on a window sill or the ground look up.
It s a fungus that people can get from breathing in spores in the air outdoor or inside.
The process is complex because bats can enter such tiny areas about 3 8 inch.
1 home attic inspection.
Look in places that the bat could hang from or crawl into such as.
2 seal bat entry holes.
Catching the bat the easiest way to catch a bat will be to use a thick cloth or a towel.
The bat s entry point is likely right above the pile of droppings.
You must do a 100 effective sealup job with no mess ups and the exclusion devices must be the correct kind.
Some people use specially modified cage traps or boxes mounted on the bat exit points that gather them as they come out and some people also try catching the bats with nets affixed to the exit points and then they put the bats in a container.
Remember you will need to leave a place open for the bats to exit through as the repeller works to drive out the bats.
On the back of furniture.
Toss the towel in a careful manner over the bat in a net throwing motion.
Guano piles are usually near the attic s point of entry in clumps down the attic walls near the entry and exit points and on the attic floor.
Once the bat is under the towel scoop it up making sure to wrap the bat inside.
If on an eave gap a funnel is correct.
If you don t have bats in your attic here s how to keep it that way.
Bat guano poo carries fungal spores that can cause a lung disease known as histoplasmosis says pelshaw.
They do generally feed on flying insects but trying to bait a trap in this way is almost impossible.
The repeller should take 72 hours or less to get rid of your bat problem in combination with sealing most of your attic and using a couple other home remedies.
