By contrast to many local wildlife species in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary area, bats don’t usually cause deliberate damage to attics by gnawing or scratching. However, bats can still inflict a huge amount of damage on your attic with their feces, which are known as guano. If you discover small elongated dark pellets all over the floor in your attic, you’ll know you have a bat problem. Guano is highly corrosive; it will destroy insulation, flooring, and ductwork. Over time, guano can even seep down into ceilings to cause further damage and spread an unbearable stench.
If you want to get rid of bat poop in your attic, the first step is to solve your bat problem. Hire a licensed bat removal company in Raleigh to safely and humanely remove the bats from your attic and prevent their return. Now that the source of the droppings has been eliminated, you can proceed with getting rid of the guano itself.
When removing guano by yourself, always make sure to use proper protection. Wear long sleeved-gloves to keep from touching guano and wear a mask to avoid breathing in any spores from the droppings. Guano is a common cause of histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis, which can be contracted from inhaling fungal spores from the bat droppings. With proper safety equipment, you can shovel or vacuum up the guano and dispose of it. You’ll also need to replace soiled insulation.
The safest way to remove the health hazards of guano from your attic is to hire a team of professionals. Ask your local wildlife management company if they provide guano disposal and attic insulation replacement solutions. Give Southern Wildlife Management a call today if you’d like our help to remove bat guano and remediate your attic in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary area!
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