Bat Removal Boston, MA

Bat removal is necessary once one or more bats take up residence within your house. Bats often nest within your attic, where they can soil your insulation and cause costly damage.

Thankfully, Boston MA Wildlife Removal and Pest Control can help. We’re experts in safe and humane bat removal.

Bats In The Attic | Bats In The Attic Near Me

Bats can often come into conflict with humans due to the fact that attics make perfect homes for them. Bats can’t create new holes in your house, so they can only get in through existing holes over a 1/2 inch wide or so. Bats love attics because they’re so similar to caves, but as seen above, their guano buildup can be toxic to humans.

Due to the nocturnal nature of bats, they can stay inside a human household for a few months without the inhabitants noticing. If a bat flies into a living space, it’s best to contain it and call your local wildlife removal service Wildlife Removal and Pest Control Boston at 617-286-3399 or visit our website.

Types Of Bats In Massachusetts

There are about nine species of bat that live in Massachusetts, however the two most likely species to live inside a building, necessitating bat removal, are the Little Brown Bat and the Big Brown Bat.
The Little Brown Bat is a small, common North America bat that often comes into contact with humans due to its tendency to nest in buildings. Due to large swaths of its population being wiped out by white nose syndrome, the Little Brown Bat is currently considered endangered.
The Big Brown Bat looks like a slightly larger version of the Little Brown Bat, and is prevalent throughout much of North America. It’s an agriculturally valuable species, keeping insects and pests away from crops. The Big Brown Bat is also mostly unaffected by white nose syndrome, keeping it safe from the mass death affecting other bats in the state.

Do Bats in Massachusetts Suck Blood?

Bats are some of the most useful wildlife to have in your yard. They love to eat insects, especially mosquitos and moths. Boston University professor Thomas Kunz has estimated that, just within the Route 128 loop around Boston, a single species — the big brown bat — eats over 14 tons of insects each year. Thankfully, there are no blood sucking bats in the state of Massachusetts, and nectar feeding bats aren’t too common either. They also are not fully blind, and will not attack humans. The closest thing may be them attempting to catch an insect that is flying close to you.

Bats are also great hibernators, and can stay alive burning reserve energy as they sleep for months during the winter. This is why it’s so important to leave hibernating bats alone, because disturbing them can make them burn more energy and result in them starving to death before the spring.

Bats and Diseases

Unfortunately, like most wild animals, bats do tend to carry a lot of diseases. Bats are one of the most prominent carriers of rabies, which is why it’s important to avoid contact with them, because any physical contact with bats can be a possible rabies infection. Bat guano (droppings) are also incredibly dangerous because it can lead to histoplasmosis, which is a fungal infection caused by bat and bird droppings. This makes dealing with a bat infestation particularly hazardous, because moving the bat guano can stir up the spores that lead to histoplasmosis, so if you ever have a bat problem, NEVER try to handle it yourself. Instead, call the experts at Wildlife Removal and Pest Control Boston for bat removal Boston and bat removal MA today.

White Nose Syndrome

While some may think bats are a pest and a nuisance, they are a vital part of the environment and they need our help. White Nose Syndrome is a fairly recent fungal infection that started in the early 2000’s and has begun decimating the populations of bats in Northern America. White nose syndrome almost exclusively affects bats that are hibernating in caves. White nose syndrome is caused by a type of fungus called Psudeogymnoascus destructans, also known as Pd.

The physical signs include white fuzz on the bats’ face. Pd is able to kill bats by making them burn more energy than they are supposed to while they are hibernating in the winter. The Pd fungus is so dangerous because many aspects of it are unknown, including where it comes from. However, don’t be afraid of contracting it, as so far, white nose syndrome can only affect bats. Humans can however, spread Pd to more caves and bat colonies unknowingly by not properly cleaning/sanitizing hiking gear. White nose syndrome is incredibly fatal, and can wipe out entire bat colonies. This is one of the reasons why many bat species in Massachusetts are considered endangered, and hurting or killing them can be considered a federal crime.

Bat Removal in Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA and Newton, NH.

Removing bats from your property in the Boston area is no easy task. Thankfully, your friends at Wildlife Removal & Pest Control Boston, MA can help. Call us today at 617-286-3399 or fill out a contact form.