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Top 5 Places Bats Hide

DATE POSTED: September 7, 2016

Are you freaked out? Do you hear something squeaking in your walls? Do you hear them scratching and bumping? Or is the problem worse? Sometimes it isn't quite so obvious where bats are hiding; but before you get a flashlight and a baseball bat to figure out where the dozen or so bats that are flapping around your home came from, you may want to read the rest of this article.

Little Brown Bats Are No Little Threat

DATE POSTED: July 7, 2016

Are you finding signs that bats have gotten into your home? Are you finding guano on the deck or around a hole in your eaves? Do you hear bumping and scratching inside your walls? When you go to bed at night, are their faint chirping sounds coming from your attic? Yup. You've got bats. But how big of a deal is it?

Are Bats On Their Way To Extinction?

DATE POSTED: September 16, 2015

Bat mortality in Massachusetts is on the rise according to experts. If things continue at their current pace, the little brown bat could be looking at extinction in less than a decade. The pathogen known as white-nose syndrome (WNS), which causes a very high mortality rate--up to as much as 100%--in bat colonies during hibernation, is threatening to do them all in.

Are Bats In Rhode Island Dangerous?

DATE POSTED: June 25, 2015

Let's answer this question with another question: "Are cars dangerous?" Some would say no, and others would say that 32,675 people died in a motor vehicle accident in 2014. Both would be correct. You can't simply say that cars are dangerous. If you want to protect yourself from being hurt in a car accident, you need to know how and why cars can be dangerous. The same can be said of bats. If you…

Bat Proofing Your Home

DATE POSTED: June 23, 2015

Bats bring out a certain creepy feeling in most people. There are around 40 species of bats in the United States and three of them commonly find themselves in buildings and homes. Finding a bat in your home can cause quite a panic. When I was younger I remember finding a bat in our living room. My mother and I spent hours trying to be brave and catch the darn thing to put it back outside. There…

3 Ways To Prevent Damage From Wildlife

DATE POSTED: September 26, 2014

When fall hits, the wild animals around your home are going to start looking for a place to escape the frost. If you offer them a nice cozy den, they'll take you up on it. Many times, you don't even realize you have provided the perfect conditions for their habitation. You might have a dryer exhaust vent pumping out warm air under your porch, inviting a skunk or raccoon to nest. You may have a…

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