Bat Removal
 Find
out more about our humane exclusion products for residential
and commercial use at batcone.com.
Choose between the Pro-Cone Round, Pro-Cone Square or Pro-Cone
Corner [available Spring 2008]. These products have been endorsed
by Organization
for Bat Conservation and Bat
Conservation International.
Bats consume enormous quantities of mosquitoes
and other insects each year making them very beneficial
to the ecosystem and should not, under any circumstance, be
touched, injured, or killed. A single little brown bat can
catch 1200 mosquito sized insects in one hour. During their
maternity season May - August , we do not recommend bat removal.
Dispelling Myths About Bats.
Bats will not
fly into our hair. Bats are not
blind. Bats are
of benefit to humans. All bats carry rabies is just not true.
Actually, less than one percent of bats carry rabies, and
fewer than ten people have contracted rabies from North American
bats in over 50 years.
Bat Control
Westchester Wildlife deals with such situations
using non-lethal, non-chemical methods, with a humane, patented exclusion system created and developed by Batcone LLC.
Bats are gentle creatures but occasionally
they become a nuisance and get "too close for comfort".
If this occurs, don't panic.
All the negative stories and tales you've heard about bats
are greatly exaggerated. Over the years bats have been needlessly
persecuted by humans. However, bats found in living spaces should always be tested for rabies. Never chase a bat out of your home. Instead, isolate the bat to one room, and call Westchester Wildlife immediately.
Whenever handling a bat, ALWAYS protect
yourself by wearing leather gloves. There are ways to control
unwanted bats and prevent them from occupying houses or other
buildings without killing them.
While chasing insects, bats often fly
erratically. This has led some people to mistakenly believe
they are being "attacked" by the bat. In fact, bats
are very proficient flyers and can easily catch insects while
avoiding people.
The most common bat and human interactions
involve a single bat that has found its way into a house or
a colony of bats that has taken up residence in an attic,
chimney or other structure. Bats do not attack humans but
like any animal that responds to possible harm, biting is
a defense mechanism.
Call Westchester Wildlife for professional removal of a single
bat or a colony of bats in or around your house or business.
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