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Bat guano dripping from soffit at an Atlanta bat control job
Bat guano removal requires protective equipment because it contains harmful pathogens
Bat control job at the Zion Episcopal Church in Talbotton, erected in 1848
Bat Control at an Atlanta, Georgia elementary school.
Bat control at an Americus, Georgia school
Jason got a surprise during this bat control job
Sealing bats out of the historic Solid Granite building in Elberton
Bats in a gable vent photographed during a bat control job in Bowdon, Georgia
Bat removal job in Talbotton at the Zion Episcopal Church
Bat removal and exclusion at a school in Hamilton, Georgia
Bat removal and exclusion at a school in Americus
David dangling in mid-air sealing a gable vent on a Fayetteville, Georgia Bat Control job
Dean up high doing bat removal in Gwinnett, GA
Gap in roof found during Atlanta bat removal job
Bats were getting into this Marietta home through this gap
Bats in an attic vent found at a Douglaston bat control job
A bat catching a moth in mid-flight. Georgia's bat species are beneficial animals that consume countless insects on their nightly flights.
Bat removal is one of our most-needed services. This year the bat control calls started early, probably because of the warm weather we had during the spring. Now that fall is upon us, we're out there doing bat removal and sealing bats out of houses every day.
There's a lot of misinformation about bats out there, and lots of people are needlessly afraid of them. So let's take a look at these fascinating creatures and dispell some misconceptions:
They're not birds, either. Bats are mammals who belong to the order Chiroptera, which means "winged hand." A bat's front limbs have membranes that form true, aerodynamic wings. These wings enable them to take off from a resting position, ascend, and fly, making bats the only true flying mammals.
Non-lethal bat traps installed along the roof of the Solid Granite building in Elberton.
There are at least 16 species of bats in Georgia, of which the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) and the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) are the species most commonly encountered as nuisance wildlife.
Georgia's bats play an important role in the ecosystem by consuming countless insects, including mosquitoes, during their nightly flights. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a single bat can eat between 600 and 1000 insects every hour. Multiply that by the number of bats flying around Georgia every night, and then think about how many mosquito bites the bats are preventing. Kinda makes you appreciate bats, doesn't it?
In fact, bats' insatiable hunger for insects is one reason why bats are protected under both federal and Georgia law. Bats feed on insects that are pests of man and which often carry diseases, making bats important allies in fighting vector-borne diseases.
Bat removal and exclusion for the City of Gainesville Water Authority
It's only when bats get into attics, structural voids, church steeples, bell towers, and other areas of buildings that bat removal is allowed. When bats get into buildings used by humans or domestic animals, they can cause serious health hazards:
In densely populated cities like Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Roswell, Peachtree City, and Sandy Springs, bat control is especially important from a public health point of view.
In Georgia, bat control must be performed without harming the bats. The goal is humane bat removal and relocation, not "bat extermination." At Rid-A-Critter, we have always practiced humane, non-toxic, environmentally-friendly bat relocation. We're not "bat exterminators." We're bat conservation professionals. We get the bats out of your house and seal them out, but we don't kill them.We remove bats from your property alive so they can find a more suitable place to live.
Bat control job in McDonough, Georgia
This can be a real challenge in Georgia, where the architecture ranges from 18th century churches (bats just love those steeples and bell towers) to modern, commercial office buildings and skyscrapers. Every building style in Georgia presents unique bat control challenges. This is especially true of our historic homes, churches, and other fine, old buildings, which have a lot of nooks and crannies that are especially attractive to bats.
No worries. We're Georgia's bat-removal experts. We lead the state in safe, non-lethal bat control and bat control and relocation. We've performed thousands of bat control jobs, and we have the training and equipment to handle any bat problem, no matter how big or how small.
Finally, we're nice enough to clean up after the bats, seeing as how we evicted them without notice. We remove hazardous guano (droppings) and other bat by-products, and can provide replacement of contaminated insulation, if needed.
Bat control in Marietta, Georgia
Bat control is difficult and sometimes hazardous work. It requires extensive training, specialized equipment, and strict observance of safety and health precautions. But rest assured that we can handle any bat control job, in any building, no matter how difficult.
No other Georgia bat control company can match our crew, our training, our experience, our equipment, and frankly, our guts. That's why we're the guys who do those big, difficult, dangerous bat control jobs that other Georgia bat control companies won't touch.
Our comprehensive bat control program consists of bat removal, bat exclusion ("bat-proofing"), and sometimes installing "bat houses" to provide alternative places for bats to live. We also acquire any necessary bat control permits to make sure that the job is done in full compliance with Georgia DNR requirements.
Here are a few pictures of some of the many bat control and bat-proofing jobs we've worked on throughout Northern and Central Georgia.
Bat removal in Aiken, South Carolina
How bats were getting into the house in Aiken SC
Sealing bats out of a big apartment building
Bat control job at an Atlanta school
Bat removal and exclusion at an Atlanta school
Atlanta bat control and bat-proofing job
Bats in Atlanta roosting behind the shutters
Augusta bat removal and exclusion job
Bats in the attic in a home in Augusta
Construction gap let bats into attic in Augusta
Bat removal and bat-proofing in Augusta
Baby bat and guano in an attic in Carrolton
Baby bat - Cumberland, GA bat removal job
Bat removal, Georgia College, Milledgeville GA
Bat colony removed on Atlanta bat control job
Bat colony in gable vent in Atlanta, Georgia
Bat droppings on a porch in Alpharetta, GA
Filling gaps to exclude bats in Noonan, GA
Bat guano removal from a church in Corinth, GA
Bat guano (droppings) in Greensborough, GA
Bats in attic vent at an Atlanta bat removal job
Bat entry hole in a house in Kennesaw, GA
Bat bug on a bat in an attic in Atlanta, Georgia
Bats in attic vent at Hiram, GA bat control job
Bats in siding found at Carrolton bat control job
Bat removal and exclusion in Alpharetta, GA
Bat removal in Americus, Georgia
Bats in an Atlanta, GA attic await their eviction
Bat damage found at an Atlanta bat removal job
Bats in attic vent at a bat removal job in Atlanta
Bats in an attic vent in Acworth, GA
Dangerous bat removal job in Cordele, GA
Attic bat control and removal in Douglasville, GA
Bat control job at Gwinette County HIgh School
Bat removal job in Gwinette County, Georgia
Hand-removing bats at a high school in Gwinnett
Bats in an attic vent in Canton, GA
Bats in an attic fan at Smyrna, GA bat control job
Guano and filth at Marietta bat removal job
Bat guano removal in Douglasville, GA
Bat removal on a Monticello, GA Church Steeple
Bat control job at a church in Monticello, GA
Bats in an attic at a Roswell bat control job
Bats on a vent at a Roswell, GA bat removal job
Bat removal job in Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sealing bats out of a home in Woodland, GA
Rooftop view of a Peachtree City bat control job
Bats eye view of an Atlanta are bat control job
Bat observed at bat removal job in Buford
Chris performing an Atlanta, GA bat control job
Bat droppings on a porch floor in Columbus GA
Gap allows bats to get into Lithia Springs home
Construction gaps in a Stockbridge, GA attic
Bat removal and exclusion job in Covington
Bat-proofing a house in Fayettevile, GA
Bats got into this attic in Duluth, Georgia
Duluth, Georgia bat removal job
Installing non-lethal bat traps in Elberton
Atlanta bat exclusion job
Annoyed bat at Fayetteville bat removal job
Bat's-eye view of a bat removal job in Fortson
Gainesvilla, GA bat control and bat-proofing job
Bats found at Griffin, GA bat removal job
Bat removal job in Griffin, Georgia
Griffin bat control job requires special equipment
We have the equipment to handle any bat job
Bat removal job at a large building in Griffin
Bat guano in an attic in Atlanta, Georgia
Bat guano found on an Atlanta bat removal job
Pile of guano found at Atlanta bat removal job
Pile of guano at an Atlanta bat removal job
Two tons of bat guano at Forsyth bat control job
Bat access found at a Gainesville bat removal job
Bat guano found during a Marietta bat removal job
Bat guano coming through a roof soffit in Jackson
Soffit full of guano at Roswell bat removal job
Bat guano in front of a garage in Atlanta
Bat removal job at a gymnasium in Talbotton GA
Bat photographed at Hapeville bat removal job
Jason sealing bats out of a Marietta, GA house
Alpharetta, Georgia bat removal job
Bat eviction job in John's Creek, Georgia
Bats got into LaGrange home through roof vent
Keeping bats out of a mausoleum in Macon, GA
Bat-proofing a mausoleum in Macon, GA
Bat's-eye view of Marietta bat control job
Getting ready for a Marietta bat removal job
Bat removal at a boat house in Milledgeville, GA
Bat control job in beautiful rural Georgia
Bat droppings on A/C unit in Mulberry Grove
Sloppy bat-proofing in Norcross by a handyman
Bats in a bathroom vent in Roswell, GA
Attic bat removal job in Roswell, Georgia
Rubmarks at a Rockdale bat removal job
Bat-proofing a house in in Alpharetta, GA
Shane repelling at a Marietta, GA bat control job
Bat removed from a house in Stone Mountain, GA
Bat-proofing a house in Thomaston
Looking for bats on a hot tin roof in Georgia
Bat poop in a rain gutter in Waynesboro GA
Gap in siding let bats into a church in Yatesville
Bat removal job at a church in Yatesville
With offices throughout North-Central Georgia, Rid-A-Critter has the tools and personnel to handle any bat removal job, no matter how big or how small. Please call us today for an onsite inspection by an experienced bat control expert.
We provide humane bat removal and control in North-Central Georgia, including the counties of Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Burke, Butts, Carrol, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Conyers, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Harralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Muskogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Tallaferro, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Warren, Webster, and Wilkes.
We service the towns and cities of Acworth, Alpharetta, Appling, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Bartow, Blythe, Buford, Camak, Canton, Carrollton, Cataula, Columbus, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Crawfordville, Decatur, Dearing, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Ellijay, Evans, Fayetteville, Ft. Benning, Fortson, Griffin, Gainesville, Greensboro, Grovetown, Hapeville, Harlem, Hephzibah, Jewell, Johns Creek, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, LaGrange, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lincolnton, Louisville, McDonough, Marietta, Macon, Midland, Millen, Mulberry Grove, Monroe, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Perkins, Powder Springs, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Sardis, Sharon, Smyrna, Snellville, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Suwanee, Swainsboro, Thomaston, Thomson, Warrenton, Washington, Waynesboro, Winder, Woodstock, and Wrens. We also service the city of Aiken, South Carolina. Your town's not listed? Contact us.
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