Visible activity
Watch for dusk emergence from one opening. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Wildlife Control
Bats
Control.
Season-aware bat exclusion and sealing for attics, rooflines, walls, and living spaces.
Quick answer
What should you know about bats?
Bats can enter through narrow roofline gaps and establish roosts in attics, soffits, wall voids, and other protected spaces. They are beneficial outdoors, but a building roost requires careful timing and exclusion. Bowers begins with identification and inspection, then matches control, removal, or exclusion to the species, structure, season, and conditions found.
Understanding the problem
A careful look comes first.
Bats can enter through narrow roofline gaps and establish roosts in attics, soffits, wall voids, and other protected spaces. They are beneficial outdoors, but a building roost requires careful timing and exclusion.
Protected, warm roosting spaces near dependable insect activity can make a building attractive to bats.
IdentifyConfirm the source
ResolveUse the right method
PreventReduce repeat activity
What to watch for
Common signs of
bats.
One sign may not confirm the problem. An inspection combines evidence, location, timing, and property conditions.
Tracks or evidence
Watch for small droppings below a roost. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Structural clues
Watch for dark staining near a gap. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
Repeated patterns
Watch for a bat inside a living space. This clue is most useful when considered with location, timing, and other evidence.
The Bowers approach
From evidence
to a clear plan.
The exact method depends on the species, activity, structure, season, and conditions found during inspection.
- 01
Identify
Confirm that the activity is from a bat, locate dens or travel routes, and check for young or protected nesting conditions.
- 02
Resolve
We locate active exits, account for maternity season, install suitable one-way devices, and seal secondary openings after the colony leaves.
- 03
Exclude
Close or reinforce access after the animals are safely out, then address food, shelter, or habitat conditions that support return activity.
Prevention priorities
Make the property
less inviting.
Prevention recommendations should reflect the actual access points and conditions at your property.
Limit access
Repair loose fascia and flashing. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Reduce attractants
Screen vents appropriately. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Maintain the property
Maintain chimney caps. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Respond early
Inspect roof transitions before sealing. Apply this step only after confirming it will not trap animals or interfere with needed ventilation.
Straight answers
Bats
FAQs.
Common questions about identification, control, removal, and prevention.
What are common signs of bats?
Common evidence includes dusk emergence from one opening, small droppings below a roost, dark staining near a gap, a bat inside a living space. An inspection helps connect those signs to the actual source.
Why are bats around my property?
Protected, warm roosting spaces near dependable insect activity can make a building attractive to bats.
How does Bowers handle bats?
We locate active exits, account for maternity season, install suitable one-way devices, and seal secondary openings after the colony leaves.
Can I prevent bats from returning?
Prevention may include repair loose fascia and flashing, screen vents appropriately, maintain chimney caps, inspect roof transitions before sealing. The best priorities depend on the property and active source.
When should I call about bats?
Call when activity is repeated, inside occupied areas, causing damage, creating a sting or exposure concern, or involving an opening you should not seal without confirming it is clear.
Need help with bats?
Tell us what you are seeing and we will help determine the right next step.