John Maher: Hi, I’m John Maher, and today I’m here with Tim Chace of Colonial Pest Control. Tim is an entomologist and pest control technician. Today we’re talking about bats on the roof and in roofing tiles. Welcome Tim. Tim Chace: Good morning, John. Signs of Bat Infestations on a Roof John: Tim, where would
VIEW MOREJohn Maher: Hi, I’m John Maher. Today I’m here with Tim Chace of Colonial Pest Control. Tim is an entomologist and pest control technician. Today we’re talking about signs of bats in a house. Welcome, Tim. Tim Chace: Good morning, John. Where should you look for signs of bats in your house? John: Tim, where
VIEW MOREFor years, researchers have known that those giant wind turbines kill migrating bats (and birds, but that’s another story). What they haven’t exactly understood is why. We’re not talking about just a few bats, up to 900,000 bats are killed by wind turbines each year. A team of bat experts led by the U.S. Geologial
VIEW MOREWe hear this question a lot. We don’t recommend that you try to remove bats on your own for the following reasons: Bats are protected by federal (and often state) law. You are not allowed to kill or harass them. Bats can only be removed during a certain narrow window of time that varies from
VIEW MOREI think we might have some bats living in our attic. We’ve seen them go in and out by the roof line. Do they eat mice? What else could they be feeding on at night? L.L., Boston, MA The two bats in our region (little brown bat and big brown bat) are predators, feeding almost
VIEW MOREIf you live in Massachusetts, or New Hampshire, or most anywhere in New England, now is the time to bat-proof your home. Bat-proofing, or bat exclusion, simply means safely removing any bats that are nesting in your attic (or elsewhere), and then sealing openings that the bats are using to get inside. You probably already
VIEW MOREPersonally, I’m not afraid of bats but I can understand why others are. Bats have always had a bad rap but, mostly, we like to be afraid of bats, just like we like to watch scary movies. Many of those scary movies feature bats, and you can find faux bats in almost every haunted house.
VIEW MOREFind out what “bat exclusion” means and why you should consider it if you live in the New England area.
VIEW MOREWhite-nose Syndrome (WNS) doesn’t sound so bad, but the fungal disease has killed, and continues to kill, several of our bat species in New England.
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