Fall is a time of year when we actually enjoy all sorts of creepy crawlies. From spooky spider pops to paper bats, Halloween is oddly a time when we embraces these creatures, that would otherwise be considered a nuisance. What if you had a problem with spiders or some other creepy crawly in your home? During these cooler months, pests are trying to enter our homes to seek shelter from the cold. Suddenly, they are no longer so cute!
Last fall my family had our own real life Halloween horror. In early October we started hearing something up in the attic, but passed it off as a squirrel. Then one evening while I was on the side of the yard with our dogs, bats started swooping down at us from the attic vent. It seemed like an eternity as one by one the little creatures flew out of my house. It turned out that we had a bat colony 500+ strong, who had taken our attic as their new home. It was quite removal and clean up project that required pest control specialists, and I have to say that I will never be comfortable seeing a bat again. Not even the cute Halloween decorations that are all over the place this time of year.
This year we have an all new problem with pests. The daddy long leg spiders are here and there are a LOT of them. I realize they are harmless pests, but when 25 of them are around the back door trying to get inside it’s an issue for me. I’ve been out with my can of bug spray trying to keep them at bay, but it doesn’t seem to be working. I think it’s time to call the professionals again.
I wonder what it will be next fall… ants, roaches, or termites maybe. I guess it’s the price we pay for living out in the woods.
National Pest Management
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In the fall, pests often enter our homes seeking shelter from colder weather, so it’s important to take steps to pest-proof your home. Pest issues are better handled by licensed pest professionals. They have the knowledge, training and tools to properly identify a pest species and recommend ways to safely remedy an infestation before it becomes a serious problem.
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Are you having any problems with pests this fall?
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omg I think I would’ve died if I had bats coming at me!!! and I haven’t seen a daddy long leg in years!!
Wow, I would have been screaming and running at the same time. LOL I have to say we have really had our share of spiders and it seems to be getting worse since the cold weather has come upon us.
Oh believe me, I was screaming and I hit the ground. LOL
Oh geez – that’s what I’d call a nightmare!
I grew up in a home where we had bats in the attic – blech!
Ish go away!
Okay, I can handle spiders (sort of) but not bats! Ahhh!
We have spiders and I hate them! My son wants to save all of them and I can’t get him to understand that the only good spider is a dead spider! Pet control is essential!
Is it totally weird that I think it would be awesome to have a bat colony in my attic?? lol I love bats! daddy long legs too! We’ve had them around forever. They eat all the mosquitoes and other insects that bug us. We get them inside sometimes too,which I don’t really mind at all, but you just have to scoop ’em up and take ’em back outside. RATS is what bothers me. I actually love rats,I’ve had them as pets before, but when they’re chewing up your house..that’s no fun. And roaches! Ugh. We live out in BFE too, so we seem to have problems with lots of critters. I’ve only used a pest control company for termites though. Everything else is pretty easy to get rid of yourself,and most pest control companies use extremely toxic carcinogenic products! I’d rather not poison myself or my family just to get rid of a few bugs.:/
I absolutely cannot stand pests in my house!
Since we live in TX it’s still warm and our pests are mainly wasps that get in through cracks. We do have some spiders but they don’t bug us much.
I don’t want ANYTHING in my house…and if there was a bat colony, I probably would have moved! Wow. That’ blew my mind.
Ew, spiders are bad enough, but BATS?! Eeek!