WHAT ARE THE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT BATS CAUSE?

Bats are nocturnal flying mammals that are found both in cities and in rural areas. Active mainly at night, bats feed on insects captured in mid air. Because of the huge number of insects they eat, bats play an important role in the environment.

In recent years, bats have received a lot of attention for their virus-hosting abilities. They have been shown to carry a number of harmful infections, including rabies and viruses related to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Moreover, research suggests bats may be the original hosts of nasty viruses such as Ebola and Nipah, which causes deadly brain fevers in people.

When the bats are in a small number, they may not cause any problem but the problem arise when their colony has grown big and the common damage starts when their droppings builds up. Even if it is a small colony, it is good to deal with it whenever you can. Bats are able to live for many years and if they have chosen a place, they may live in that place forever. The colony continues to grow as the years passes since the female bats give birth to the babies every summer and the babies join in the colony. After some years, the colony can reach to hundreds or even thousands of bats and this is when the real problem will start. The damage that are caused by the bats on your house may start from the minor problems but others may be even life threatening.

TRANSMISSION OF RABIES

Bat saliva may however, contain the rabies virus. Bats can transmit the virus to humans by a bite or a scratch, even a small one. Rabies is an incurable and fatal disease but only about 5 percent of bats submitted for testing are infected with the rabies virus. In recent years, there has been increased concern about the risk of rabies transmission following contact with bats. If an injured or ill bat is found in or around a structure, it should be removed. Because most bats will try to bite when handled, they should be picked up with tongs or a shovel.

TRANSMISSION OF HISTOPLASMOSIS

Histoplasmosis is another disease that can be transmitted by bats, this time in their droppings. Bat droppings sometimes contain microscopic fungi that cause this disease in humans. There is a risk of getting histoplasmosis in places where large quantities of bat droppings have accumulated. Histoplasmosis is an infection that generally attacks the lungs. It sometimes affects other parts of the body, for example, the eyes, liver, central nervous system or skin. The symptoms vary from person to person. The disease is rare, usually mild and not contagious. People who get it can be treated.

DAMAGES CAUSED BY BAT DROPPINGS

Most commonly bat droppings accumulate underneath the roost, and below the points bats use to access a building or a roosting area. Scattered droppings are left behind by bats when flying, which they sometimes do in the attic of a building they use for roosting. Bat droppings are made up of dried insect remains, and crumble easily. The droppings themselves rarely cause damage. However, if left they can encourage algal growth which can damage surfaces, especially marble and alabaster.

DAMAGES CAUSED BY BAT URINE

Bat urine contains high concentrations of uric acid which can corrode metal. Bat urine also causes etching of polished surfaces and staining of light-colored fabric and porous stone such as marble and alabaster.

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