Sometimes it is not easy to find a reputable company to remove the bats in your your or bats in your attic. The guys from the Wildlife Pro Network get together with this consumer in Columbia South Carolina and discuss the bat inspection, tips for hiring a bat removal company and discuss bats in attics and how to get rid of the bats and out of your homes.

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We recommended South Carolina Wildlife Control out of Spartanburg Sc to fix this problem. Here is a slide show of their general nuisance wildlife control work.

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Guidelines for Professional Bat Excluders

Bat Conservation International promotes exclusion methods that ensure the safety of both bats and people. We understand that differing architectural structures and/or climatic conditions may require modification of the guidelines given here. Please feel free to share your ideas about these issues when submitting your letter of commitment to humane and effective exclusion methods.

BCI’s recommended exclusion professionals should be licensed by the states in which they work, be insured and use only approved exclusion methods. They should also provide the property owner with a guarantee and list of references. All written materials should be accurate and scare tactics should be avoided.

One-way devices made from lightweight polypropylene netting (<1/6″ mesh), plastic sheeting or tube-type excluders are the preferred methods for evicting bats from buildings. Exclusion devices should be placed at all active entry points and should remain in place for at least five to seven days. These devices should be removed after all bats have been excluded, and exclusion points should then be sealed with silicone caulking, caulk backing rod, hardware cloth or heavy-duty polypropylene mesh. In some cases, sealing may require repair or replacement of old, deteriorated wood. BCI strongly recommends that exclusion professionals bat-proof the entire building and avoid spot treatments. Moving bats from one corner of a building to another does not solve the problem and may require further exclusions in the future.

Click here for the complete list of recommended bat removal procedures from BCI.

http://www.batcon.org/index.php/bats-a-people/94-bats-in-buildings/68-professional-guidelines.html

Update: June 26, 2011

Sorry for the delay but this is the first time in over a week i have had to sit down at the computer.  Here are the photos from your neices house Robb.  Beyond the fact that the companies began the exclusion process without knowing if there are pups in the structure, it amazes me that after 16 man hours how much they over looked that could easily be access points for bats in the future.  That and some of the workmanship is questionable at best.

This is the part of the chimmney the over looked.

More of the chimmney.

One of multiple gaps over looked where the soffits meet the walls.  I mean come on, what were these guys doing for 4 hours?

Is it just me or does the problem with the ridge vent need to be addressed?  On top of which there isn’t even any end caps on them.  I see these types of vents all the time here in SC and the only thing they do is keep me in business.

Direct access to the the attic space that a large grey squirrel could fit through.

Access point through the foundation.

Another gap above foundation vent.

Shotty craftmanship from the building contractor.

Another ridge vent issue.

This is where the bats are accesing the structure.  The other company did seal up some of the gaps.  I wish I had a close up of their work.  They really need a little practice with a caulk gun.

I’m not trying to shoot down other NWCOs in my own state and I can more often than not pick apart other companies jobs just like most of you can.  Usually it’s technique and methods that I critique when called out on jobs that pervious companies have been on.  However in this case it is sheer laziness and lack of training.

Because of the WIldlife Pro Network I do know right from wrong.  (I actually have a little Reginald Murray that sits on my shoulder yelling at me when I start to get in a hurry….hahahahahahaha.

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