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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 1 - August 15, a permit is required to remove bats from structures.

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.

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.

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. Never pick up a bat, cover it with a box.

Call Westchester Wildlife for professional removal of a single bat or a colony of bats in or around your house or business.