Animal Droppings Blog

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Where are the most common places to find animal droppings within a home? Which animals are notorious for leaving animal droppings? What problems are associated with animal droppings and what methods of clean-up are effective?

Common places to find animal droppings and the animal culprits:

Kitchens: rats and mice
Garages: field mice, rats, and raccoons
Attic: bats, raccoons, squirrels (flyers and grey), rats, mice, birds (sometimes sparrows)

Problems associated with animal droppings:

Some parasites (roundworm) with raccoons
Insects feeding on droppings (bat droppings)
Bat bugs (bat droppings)
Hantavirus from mice and rats
Histoplasmosis if moisture is associated with bat and bird droppings
Staining and odors

Effective methods of clean-up:

Physical removal
Disinfecting
Deodorizing
Insecticide applications

- Dr. George Rambo
Critter Control of Central Maryland
Critter Control of Northern Virginia
Critter Control of Northern Shenandoah

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