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In New England, on cool, autumn nights when insect activity is low, native populations of brown bats start looking for places to hibernate. Unless you've taken measures to discourage them, they may decide your attic is the ideal resting place for winter. American Bio-Tech, the premier animal removal and bat control service in Connecticut, explains how they can help you keep bats out of your attic this fall. Since their founding in 1971, the company has offered Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties humane animal control, discouraging bats, skunks, raccoons, opossums, and other critters from creeping into residential territory.

Bat-Proofing Your Home

Bats can carry parasites and disease, so it’s important to keep them out of your home. To enter, they only need a 1/4-inch opening, so you should consider hiring professional bat control experts to seal your home against these flying pests. American Bio-Tech experts inspect your home and seal all possible points of entry with materials that are durable enough to deter the bats and match the exterior finish and coloring of your home. Around many access points, including chimneys and dryer vents—especially in cases where bats have already entered the home—they might also install an exclusion device.

How Exclusion Devices Work

Bat ControlBats are protected under Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), which prohibits people from trapping or transporting bats. Bat control experts can therefore only set up an exclusion device to remove a colony—essentially a swinging gate that lets bats exit the home but then shuts behind them and prevents them from reentering. Experts monitor bat activity for several days to make sure all bats have left the dwelling, and then permanently seal off any holes or unintentional points of access. Bats can live for 20 years or more and may continue to seek shelter in your home for years, so it’s critical to exclude them thoroughly.

For 45 years, American Bio-Tech has been the most-trusted animal removal and bat control service in Connecticut. To learn more about their services, visit their website, or call (860) 355-1231 to speak with a friendly professional about your animal control needs. Interested in learning more about bat removal and exclusion? Follow American Bio-Tech on Facebook for further details about their humane and effective methods.

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