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If you're worried about pest control, it helps to understand how the behavior of animals and  bugs changes by season. If you know a bit about bat behavior, for example, you can predict when bat infestation may become a problem. Here's what you should expect of bats in spring.

Bat Behaviors in Spring

Come Out of Hibernation

Most of the bat species in the United States hibernate. After a long, quiet winter, they wake up again when the weather gets warm. A bat infestation, however, can begin in the fall and go unnoticed until the spring because bats pass winter in a state of rest. 

Bat InfestationIn spring, after they awaken, bats start going out to hunt and feed. They need to eat hundreds of bugs each night to regain their strength after a winter without food, so there will be plenty of comings and goings. Later in the season, colonies of bats that split up for the winter will regroup, creating large bat infestations in some locations.

Parent Their Young

Unlike many animals, bats mate in the fall, not spring. However, a female’s eggs aren't fertilized when bats mate. Instead, fertilization is delayed. As a consequence, females don’t become pregnant until the spring. They give birth in early summer after six to nine weeks of gestation.

Female bats are very hungry in spring. They're also more likely to wander into a home in springtime because they're looking for a sheltered, safe place to give birth.

Effect of Spring Bat Behaviors on You

If a few pregnant bats or a newly reunited colony have decided to live in or around your home, call a professional bat removal service to address the problem. Many bats are legally protected. Instead of killing them, a pest control provider will identify their entrances into your home, and will install one-way exits that let bats out but not in. Your home will be bat free after a night or two.

 

If you have a bat infestation, call Batman Enterprises in Milford, OH. With over 20 years of experience, they provide 24/7 emergency animal control service across Greater Cincinnati. Call (513) 600-3079 for assistance, or visit them online to learn more about their services.

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