Note that rodent droppings can be equally dangerous and proper care should be taken when cleaning up any droppings. Property owners often feel that the danger is gone once a bat infestation has been eliminated.
However, bat guano is dangerous, particularly if it is in a home or even outdoors if it is in a place where people might disturb it.
When bat guano is disturbed it releases spores that can infect you with disease. If bats are a problem around your property, remember that there are three things that must take place in order for a bat removal job to be successful:.
Bat removal typically requires the use of a ladder, working in close proximity to a bat population, netting to capture bats as they exit the structure and then exclusion work which is necessary to ensure the bats do not return to the area. Bat work puts you at risk for diseases like rabies and histoplasmosis and we highly recommend you leave work like this to trained professionals.
For more information on the dangers of bat guano and urine visit our website. Learning about histoplasmosis can help you stay healthy and recognize symptoms early if you do get the infection. These symptoms usually appear between 3 and 17 days after breathing in the fungus. Because other diseases have similar symptoms, patients can experience delays in getting correctly diagnosed and treated. Anyone can get infected, but most people who breathe in the fungus that causes histoplasmosis have no symptoms or only mild ones.
These spots can look identical to lung cancer, leading to unnecessary costs and emotional stress associated with finding the right diagnosis. However, it is important to know that some people can develop severe histoplasmosis and get very sick.
This includes:. If you have symptoms and suspect that you might have histoplasmosis, ask your doctor to test you for it. In the United States, the fungus that causes histoplasmosis mainly lives in soil in central and eastern states, especially in areas around the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. People can get histoplasmosis by breathing in the fungus from the air in these areas.
They have an enormously useful role to play in insect control. This helps farmers save on pesticides and ultimately helps to keep food costs down. Because of this, and because of the decline in the bat population due to white-nose syndrome, bats are protected species in Canada. Their protected status means that it is illegal for you to harm a bat that you find on your property. Additionally, attempting to remove the animals yourself could be dangerous because bats can carry rabies and may become aggressive if provoked.
Do-it-yourself bat removal is also ineffectual because it does not solve the problem of the guano left behind, which could not only harm you but attract more bat colonies to your home in the future. Only a professional should attempt to remove bats from a home. Our Skedaddle Ajax wildlife technicians are trained to handle them safely in compliance with Canadian laws. Bat guano removal and decontamination are included as part of the service, as is closing off entry points so the winged mammals cannot return.
This protects your home and family while preserving a species important to the ecosystem. Canada's largest urban wildlife removal and exclusion company. But again, it can be removed with proper techniques and clean-up practices to leave your home free of bacteria. Leaving bat droppings to build up in the home is a health risk. An accumulation of droppings enables bacteria to grow. When the powdery guano breaks down, it releases airborne pathogens.
As the pile enlarges, it could affect the insulation and attic structure. Bat dung in your attic is dangerous, but this problem has a realistic solution. Histoplasmosis is the most common disease associated with bat guano.
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