Bats love to roost near the porch because it gives bats the security and the shelter they need to successfully acquire a meal. Porches have light, and light attracts bugs. Bats eat these bugs and this is why the porch is such a good place for these animals to stake out. However, for property owners bats can be a nuisance and bats might even be tempted to explore other parts of the property soon if they are not expelled from the property. An increasing number of bats are being spotted in urban areas because for bats it happens to be very convenient. Bats, in most cases, find themselves in attics where they roost and spend their maternity season in. This is very problematic, and this is why bats need to be removed. Sho how do you prevent bats from roosting on the porch?
Keeping the lights on
It might be a little bit of common sense but keeping the lights on can do wonders in terms of keeping the bats way. Keeping the lights on your porch will make the bats think that people are present nearby. This might startle the bats. This can be a costly expense depending how much energy your lights use and emit. It might also bother the neighbours as well so make sure to check it’s alright.
Bat Repellants
There is actually a market for bat repellents on the market and these either might be based on chemical compounds or natural compounds as well. Bat repellants might be as simple as containing very strong smells that bats do not like or the smell of a predator.
Keeping the lights on
It might be a little bit of common sense but keeping the lights on can do wonders in terms of keeping the bats way. Keeping the lights on your porch will make the bats think that people are present nearby. This might startle the bats. This can be a costly expense depending how much energy your lights use and emit. It might also bother the neighbours as well so make sure to check it’s alright.
Moth Balls
Mothballs are an effective way to keep bats away from the porch. The best way to proceed with bats are to get a cheesecloth and to wrap it in such a way that it forms a sack of mothballs. After that, you can either secure them with a string to the top of the porch to keep the bats away. It’s a cheap and effective deterrent with varying results though!
Hose them down
This might be a bit strange but hosing them down with water might do the trick, granted that it is just plain tap water and that this water is not applied at high pressure. These bats might be agitated enough to fly away and not come back, but then again that is not guaranteed.
The best way to get rid of bats on and off your property is to hire bat control specialists that always have the right tools and equipment to humanly remove bats from the property. To hire us, contact the customer service representatives from Bat Control.