08/26/2026
Bats play an important role in our ecosystems eating insects and pollinating plants.🦇
✅ If a bat is roosting near your home, keep pets away and give it space. It may move to a new location at night.
❌ Do not cover roost holes. Not all bats leave at the same time and covering the hole may trap other bats inside.
❌ Most bats cannot fly from the ground. If you see a bat on the ground, keep your pets away and leave it be. If needed, use a long stick or shovel to pick the bat up, and place it in a tree. If the bat is still there the next morning, call your local wildlife office.
✅ If bats are entering your home, pest control companies can do a home inspection and find out how they are getting in. Bats can squeeze through holes as small as a nickel.
✅ Fix cracks. Caulking cracks is most effective during dry weather when cracks are the largest. Weather-stripping – which seals spaces around doors and windows – is also effective in repairing cracks.
✅ If you're certain the noises in your attic are being made by bats, wait for them to leave, then seal the entrances before they return. Unfortunately, you'll need to do the work at night when bats depart for feeding, in the fall after the young have learned to fly or wait until winter when many bats have migrated south.
✅ If you have a bat in your house, have had contact with a bat, or suspect there was contact, call your local health department office for directions. They may want to test the bat for disease if there was potential for human contact.
