Bats Guano Attic

If you have bats in the attic of your home or building then you have large piles of guano or bat poop as well.

Bats guano attic.

The thought of bat guano in your attic may be disgusting but no threat to your health. You re going to have to take steps to remove it. It s actually used as fertilizer because it s rich in phosphorous and nitrogen but it isn t something you want to accumulate inside your home. Besides making your house smell bad guano can cause a lung infection called histoplasmosis that is caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus that is carried in bat guano.

Still the fungus can t grow unless the piles of droppings are very large. You ll notice bats have made their way into your attic thanks to the smell of their guano or urine which are extremely pungent you may also hear them in early dawn and dusk hours. Only a small number of bats contract histoplasmosis and excrete the fungus in their droppings. Besides making your house smell bad guano can cause a lung infection called histoplasmosis that is caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus that is carried in bat guano.

Bats become infected with histoplasmosis and their feces contain the histoplasma capsulatum fungus. This fungus grows in the soil where the droppings land or in the droppings themselves found in an attic occupied by bats. It s easier than you might think. The musty acrid smell of bat droppings along with the stains they leave on walls or ceilings is a sure sign of bat infestations.

Deposits of guano accumulate within walls and attics as well as on the ground and roof tiles. It s safe to say that finding bats in your attic isn t your favourite surprise. Bat guano is hazardous to your health. Bat guano looks like tiny elongated black pellets.

The bat s entry point is likely right above the pile of droppings. It can be cleaned and the space can be sanitized but it will take some time. Guano piles are usually near the attic s point of entry in clumps down the attic walls near the entry and exit points and on the attic floor. If you locate guano on a window sill or the ground look up.

How to get rid of bats the first thing you should know about how to get rid of bats is that they cannot be removed with poison.