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Introduction
When bats live in the walls or attics of buildings,
their noises, odour and parasites create problems for people. Bats,
however, are beneficial mammals that feed on night-flying insects such
as moths, mosquitoes and beetles.
Diseases
Rabies: Bats can get rabies but rarely become aggressive. While
only a small percentage of bats carry rabies, it is best to avoid handling
bats. If a person is bitten by a bat, capture the bat and clean the wound
immediately. The bitten person should seek immediate medical attention.
You must capture the bat so tests can be done to determine if it has
rabies.
Histoplasmosis: When cleaning up bat droppings, precautions must be taken
to protect yourself from Histoplasmosis, a fungus which can be present in
bat droppings and can produce a lung disease in people.
Control
Bats are protected by law in British Columbia. Control
methods that harm or kill bats cannot be used.
Bat control should be limited to excluding bats from
buildings. Bats can squeeze through very small openings so bat-proofing
work must be very thorough. All openings and cracks wider than 6 mm need
to be blocked.
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6 mm Wire
Mesh Used for Bat Proofing
A good time to do bat exclusion is between September and
March, when bats are in their winter roosts in caves and mines. In the
winter, there is no danger of trapping bats inside buildings.
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One-way exclusion doors can be installed to allow bats to
leave but not re-enter a building. They can only be used after the young
are able to live on their own and are flying at night with the adults.
These doors must not be used from late June to mid-August.
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Bat problem,
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PES Professional Ecological Services Ltd.
98-B Burnside Road West, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
V9A 1B5
Phone: (250) 383-2445
Fax: (250) 383-6775
e-mail: services@pestvictoria.com
We provide professional integrated pest
management (IPM) services, a high-tech form of pest control. We are called
professional pest managers, not exterminators or fumigators. We provide
pest management, not extermination or fumigation. Excluding pests before they
cause a pest offence is a good example of IPM at work.
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