Are you noticing stains or blotches on you ceilings or walls? Are you wondering whether they are water marks or perhaps urine stains from some unwanted guest? Perhaps you ventured into your attic or crawl space and noticed large piles of guano (bat, raccoon, squirrel) fecal matter on top of your insulation or floor boards. Does the area have a strong odor of ammonia? If so your home has been invaded by pests such as bats, raccoons, squirrels or other such rodents.
If you have found any of these conditions inside your home then perhaps
you should take immediate action to alleviate the problem by calling Bees, Bats and Beyond at (508) 885-200 (H) or (508) 450-9035 (C) for an inspection and/or guano removal estimate.
Fecal accumulations not only produce unwanted odors but can actually create hazardous conditions for the home owner and its inhabitants. Locations of large feces
accumulations create an ideal place for germs, viruses and other
pathogens to thrive. The slightest disturbance of these sites
could
disperse the minute particles that would travel through the air and then
be either inhaled or deposited onto their host (you). If you have found
your home to be infested with these conditions then perhaps you should
take action immediately.
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The following photos shows "Before & After" pictures of an attic guano removal and cleanup performed by Bees, Bats and Beyond.
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These next photos show various other bat guano removal jobs performed by Bees, Bats and Beyond.
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Bacteria, Fungus, Viruses, Parasites, Pathogens, Pests...Which one ???
To help you acquire some information about possible pathogens that might be of concern to you and your family go to (CDC) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC is a government agency that is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It provides information, among other things, to keep the public
informed about protecting their health. Below you will find a list of
possible parasites, viruses and other type of pathogens that one could contract by coming in touch with or merely being in the presence of bird and animal feces. Be aware that just because there is an absence of feces it does not mean that everything is fine. Usually pests are carriers of ticks, lice, flees and other such parasites whereby their mere presence could create a hazardous health condition. This list also includes the bird or animal pest that most likely would be the carrier of such parasites and/or pathogens.
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flue)
Histoplasmosis (Fungus)------Bird and Bat droppings------Primarily
affects the lungs-----grows in soil and contaminated material-----Fever,
chest pain, dry or nonproductive cough.
Canine Distemper (Virus)
Deer Chronic Wasting Disease-----Affects deer, elk and moose.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (Virus)-----Mosquito
Giardiasis ("Beaver Fever" or "Backpacker's diarrhea") Protozoan