Bats are pretty amazing little creatures, while often identified with scary movies and the like, they actually provide a lot of benefits for their environment, they serve as pollinators, they help move seeds around, they eat pesky insects, and they have an incredible sense of echolocation and bio sonar, which continues to amaze scientists. However, […]

Critter Control is an ideal source to help if you find an animal in distress that needs to be removed from your property. A baby bird falls from its nest. Do you risk picking it up? What if it’s sick? What if your human scent that you transfer as you put the bird back in […]

It happened in Chapel Hill just last week: a woman found her cat playing with a dead bat in the living room. What’s worse, once the bat was removed, it tested positively for rabies—the 7th confirmed case in Orange County this year. There is some good news: the Chapel Hill resident didn’t try to remove […]

If you’re like many homeowners, once you hear the scratching noise of a critter in your attic, or see droppings of a rodent in your basement, your first instinct is to quickly surf the Internet to choose a wildlife control company to come to your house right now! And while we certainly understand the urgency […]

When we think about raccoons, squirrels, mice and other pests that make their way in from the outdoors, we often picture them coming into our homes. But that’s not the only place they can come. Offices buildings are just as susceptible as homes are to those pesky critters. Mice, for example, can squeeze through a […]

Wondering if that bumping, scratching noise you hear is the wind, your imagination, or worse—whether it’s a critter that is actually in your home? One of our customers had the same concern after hearing noises in the kitchen. They seemed to be coming from the dishwasher. Even when the dishwasher was pulled out from the […]

If you’re like most homeowners, when you find a critter in your house, the first instinct is to get it out, by any means necessary. You may try to swat, spray, poison or even smash the invader. The desire to protect your home and family is understandable, but destroying the critter may not be the […]

If you’ve noticed scratching noises in your attic, strange droppings on your driveway or porch, or you’ve seen flying critters near your roof, you’re not alone. Summer is the prime time for bats to make their home in your attic. What Do Bats Do All Year? Although bats are around all year, there are certain […]

If you’ve had rodents or other critters make their home in your house, getting rid of them is only part of the solution. Animals, like bats, mice, squirrels, and flying squirrels, often seek the attic as a place to live and breed. You may not notice that they’re up there until several generations of critters […]

Do you have a damp basement or wet crawlspace? Many in the Raleigh NC area do. Even if that space is never used, or is only used for storage, moisture in your basement can create a headache for a homeowner. If you’re like many people, you may rarely go into your basement or crawlspace. It […]