How to Keep Bats Out of Your North Carolina Home

Having bats move into your attic is enough to drive the average homeowner batty! Unfortunately, bats are always looking for dark, warm, sheltered places to roost during the day and, to a bat, your attic is just as enticing as a cave. To make matters worse, bat removal is illegal in North Carolina between May 1 and July 31, when bats are mating. This means that your safest option is to prevent bats from entering your home to begin with. Here are a few helpful tips to keep your home in the Raleigh area bat-free.

3 Ways to Prevent a Bat Infestation in Raleigh

1. Cover All Openings – Like rodents, bats can squeeze through a very small space to enter an attic. To prevent a bat infestation in your Raleigh home, you should cover any possible entry points with bat-proof materials. Exhaust vents are often used as a doorway by bats, as are cracks in roofs and siding that leads to the attic. Place a mesh cover over vents so that bats can’t fly right in and seal up any structural damage to shut bats out.
2. Set Up Bat Deterrents – Another effective bat exclusion method is to make your attic uninviting to bats by installing deterrents. Like many animals, bats are sensitive to light, sound and smell, which you can use to your advantage. Bats love the dark, so installing bright lights in your attic will make it uninhabitable to them. Bats also have incredible hearing, and you can turn that against them by installing an ultrasonic bat repellent to ward them off. If you’re looking for a cheaper bat deterrent, try scattering mothballs in your attic; bats hate the scent!
3. Hire Your Local Professionals – Of the many nuisance wildlife species in Raleigh, bats are among the most difficult to deter and remove from a home. To keep your home bat-free year-round, your safest option is to hire a licensed wildlife removal company. Wildlife management specialists are trained on how to keep bats from invading a home and how to remove them once they’re established. They’ll be able to bat-proof your home so you never have to worry about an infestation in your attic again.

 

We Can Bat-Proof Your Home

No one wants to live with bats fluttering around in their attic and we can keep that from happening. Contact Southern Wildlife & Land Management today if you want the best bat exclusion services in the Raleigh area!