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Bats are helpful creatures. One small brown bat, over the course of an hour, can kill over a thousand mosquito-sized insects. Bats consume insects that eat crops, making bats pesticides with wings. Bat droppings, also known as guano, are an excellent crop fertilizer when properly decontaminated. As helpful as bats are, however, bats and humans are not meant to live in close proximity to one another.

Bats normally live in colonies with thousands of other bats. Colonies are usually established within flying distance of water. As prime real estate for both humans and bats becomes more limited, bats and humans find themselves competing for space. Bats are private creatures and will make a nest in any structure that offers a bit of privacy and protection from predators. Unfortunately, this includes structures that already inhabited by humans. If left unprovoked and untouched, the bats will return to the same nest year after year.

Most people fear a bat infestation because of the risk of rabies. While rabies is indeed a deadly disease and is still a threat, the chances of getting rabies from a bat bite are actually quite small – less than two percent of bats are infected with rabies. However, if you see a bat during the day, the chances of it having rabies are far more likely, since bats are nocturnal, and the bat is likely sick. It is all the more important that you have the bat removed from your home at once.

The other health risk that bats pose to humans is the risk of an infection called histoplasmosis. Histoplasmosis is an infectious disease that results from inhalation of the spores of the histoplasmosis capsulation fungus, which bat guano contains. People can become infected with histoplasmosis when bat droppings mix with nearby soil or get into their home’s ventilation system. Histoplasmosis is an upper respiratory disease that can affect anyone.

Removing a bat or a colony of bats from a home is work best left to a team of professionals. A professional will know how to treat the animals in the most humane manner while still protection your family and preserving your property. For more information about bat removal, visit http://www.getbatsout.com/.