Professional Bat Removal in Chula Vista

California’s 24 bat species are very active and also vital for a healthy ecosystem. However, when bats and humans collide, structural damage and health risks can often be the result. If you believe that bats have invaded your Chula Vista home, read on for important information about removing them.

Bat Removal in Chula Vista, CA

With so many bat species in the state, there are several companies that can conduct removal. This can make it difficult to know which one is best. There are a few factors which can help you determine who will and won’t conduct bat removal properly.

First, you should know that in the state of California, it is illegal to keep, trap, or kill bats without a license from the Department of Fish and Game. This law is so strict for a few reasons. The first is that California’s bat populations are declining. This is happening because of pesticides, pollution, and habitat loss.

There is also another significant threat to California’s bat populations: White Nose Syndrome (WNS). This is a deadly and quick-spreading fungal disease that has been responsible for the deaths of entire colonies of bats, which often exceed 2,000 individuals.

Still, some companies will attempt to remove bats by killing or trapping them, regardless of whether or not bats are nursing their flightless young at the time. These companies are best avoided when you require bat removal, because our bat populations are precious, and the practice of trapping and relocating bats doesn’t prevent them from returning. Humane removal is the best option.

Why Bat Control & Removal Is Important

It’s true that bats are important pollinators and incredible insect removers; one bat can eat 1,000 or more mosquitoes in an hour! The last place you want bats to be is in your home.

You may think that because bats are such small animals, they can’t do much damage. Yet remember that a bat colony can consist of 2,000 individuals or more. Bats can be very quiet during daylight hours and are very good at getting into the smallest of spaces, thanks to their ability to collapse their bodies to the width of a quarter!

Therefore, you may not hear bats, save for some scratching and squeaking noises at dawn and dusk, or see any evidence that they’ve invaded your home. Unfortunately, once bats have found a dark, warm and humid place to root, they will do whatever is necessary to get to it.

They have been known to chew through wires and separate vents, soffit, and fascia to gain entry into homes. This causes damage and creates dangerous situations that can place your home’s inhabitants at risk. This includes the health and structural risks associated with bat droppings called guano.

When a lot of moist guano is deposited in an attic, it can place a significant weight load on drywall, which, with enough time, will weaken and collapse. Guano can also saturate insulation and cause bacteria and odor to build up quickly. If dried guano is disturbed, breathing in particles can cause respiratory problems and disease.

Humane, Professional Bat Removal Services

Animal Capture Wildlife Control is the company that homeowners in Chula Vista call when they have bat infestations. We have over 25 years of experience in bat removal from homes, apartment buildings, and commercial buildings, and we hold a license from the Department of Fish and Game authorizing us to do so.

We don’t stress, harm, or kill bats or use chemical methods. Our goal is to preserve bat species while removing them in a way that doesn’t allow them to return to your home.

Bat Exclusion Services

Our method of removing bats is to use exclusion devices. Our experience allows us to spot even the smallest spaces where bats have entered. Once we’ve identified all of these entry points, we install exclusion devices over each one.

Bat exclusion devices don’t interfere with bats wishing to exit; they simply fly right through them. However, these devices only work in one direction; when bats try to re-enter your home through an exclusion device, they won’t be able to. The benefit of this is that bats don’t have to be stressed or handled by humans.

However, there’s more to excluding bats than simply installing devices; it’s about preserving bat species. Timing is absolutely everything when it comes to removing bats in this way. Between the months of June and August, bats form nursing colonies, where they nurse their young who are unable to fly.

Installing exclusion devices when bats are nursing prevents mothers from returning to their flightless young, causing them to starve to death. This is horribly cruel and does nothing to preserve the species, and it is why we never conduct exclusion during nursing.

Why Choose Us?

Animal Capture Wildlife Control is Chula Vista’s choice for bat removal services because of our extensive experience and because our goal is to preserve bat populations. We understand all of the important factors affecting humane bat removal. For example, we understand that bat biology, behavior, habits, and physiology changes according to time of year, so we must time our inspections and removals with their feeding, roosting, and mating schedules in order to achieve the best possible results.

Our company operates within the law; we are licensed to remove bats and will never do so illegally. We are happy to serve all of our Chula Vista customers, but also remove bats and other wildlife from Bostonia, Santee, Coronado, Imperial Beach, and across California.

We also seal all access points following bat exclusion and conduct bat damage repair. Our excellent service record and dedication to community improvement has received recognition from Governor Pete Wilson, President Bill Clinton, and several media publications.