Critter Control is here for you every step of the way in the wildlife removal process. In Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, nuisance wildlife poses various challenges for residents and local authorities. The most common culprits include raccoons, skunks, squirrels, and bats, which can cause significant damage to property and gardens. These animals not only create inconvenience but they also destroy your property and spread diseases to you and your family.
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Nuisance Wildlife Removal in Wauwatosa, WI
Critter Control is a trusted service provider with over 100 offices across the United States and Canada. It has been resolving wildlife and pest issues for over forty years. Their experts are certified and trained to provide a thorough inspection, safe and humane bat removal, exclusions, and preventions.
From inspection to removal—and even exclusion and repair—we have the services you need to get rid of raccoons, rodents, and other nuisances fast. First, we identify the animal on the property, then use humane methods to remove the animal and secure weak points where more could enter. If damage has been done, we can make those repairs for a complete restoration.
Raccoon Removal
Raccoons cause many problems for Wisconsin homeowners. The most expensive problems occur when raccoons take shelter in houses. The pests are strong enough to pull shingles and boards from roofs to climb into attics. They destroy soffits, fascia boards, shingles, vents, and insulation to establish denning sites. Once a raccoon creates or enlarges a hole in the rooftop, it becomes an easy pathway to the attic.
Inspections: We investigate all signs of raccoon presence and damage, from smudges on siding and spotting dens in your attic. We assess damages like gnawed wires, torn screens, and ripped holes. We then start the removal process.
Removal: Raccoon trapping is the most effective, safe, and humane way to remove a raccoon.Direct capture, which involves catching a raccoon without traps, is not commonly used because raccoons carry rabies and other diseases. There are legal regulations pertaining to raccoon removal and relocation.
Exclusions for Raccoon Control: Repair services include fixing all damages caused by the raccoon, including gnawed wiring, screen replacements, resodding the lawn, fencing gardens, removing nests, and sanitizing areas where raccoons were active. We also focus heavily on exclusion methods, so you don’t have future raccoon problems. Examples include correctly storing pet food and trash bags, sealing all potential entry points to your home, capping vents and chimneys, and, if necessary, installing electric fences to preserve livestock and crops.
Squirrel Removal in Wauwatosa
Squirrels are common in residential areas and are often seen in people’s yards and homes. As overwintering pests, squirrels in your attic will build a nest to enjoy protection from the cold weather. Yards with plenty of foliage are attractive to squirrels, who view trees as both a source of food and shelter.
Although capable of relatively peaceful cohabitation with humans, when squirrels nest in your attic, squirrel damage can become significant. Inside your attic, squirrels gnaw on wooden support beams and walls. They also create a fire hazard by chewing on electrical wires. Additionally, squirrels often travel on powerlines, which can lead to electrical shorts.
Here’s how we can help.
Inspection: Our pros know everything there is to know about all species of squirrels, even how to spot urine stains. We identify squirrel activity, damages, and habitat sources.
Squirrel Removal: Trapping a squirrel on your own can be difficult and unsafe, as squirrels are fast creatures and can get aggressive when cornered. The most effective squirrel removal is a squirrel trap or a one-way door.
Exclusion for Squirrel Control: Exclusion services start with closing all entry points into your home, keeping all critters out. We fix damaged wires, screens, and boards. We clean and sanitize the area and can put up barriers on trees and roof edges. For exclusion, we help you eliminate food and water sources on your property, like those overflowing bird feeders. We teach you how to care for the birds without attracting squirrels.
Bats in the Attic Removal
Bats like to roost in unoccupied parts of a home, such as attics, eaves, and chimneys. They can damage a home’s structure, and their guano can be a health risk for anyone living in the home. Guano can grow mold spores and produce a foul odor, which can travel through heating and air conditioning ducts and vents and into a home’s living spaces. Bats can be noisy at night when active, making it difficult for homeowners to sleep.
Inspection: One of the most apparent signs of a bat infestation is bat guano, which leaves hard-to-remove stains on vinyl siding, wood, bricks, and other building materials.
Removal: Our specialist will use or create a bat valve specifically for your home. Once the bat valve is installed, all other entry points will be sealed, allowing bats to exit only through the valve. The removal process typically takes 3–7 days. Our specialist will perform a final attic inspection before removing the valve. After removing the valve, the final entry point will be sealed, leaving your home bat-free.
Repairs: Repairs include removal of bat guano and urine and application of a sanitizer. Exclusion methods include reducing or removing food and water sources that attract insects. Areas with stagnant water, exterior lights, uncovered trash, and livestock manure attracts bugs that attract bats.
Rodent Control in Wisconsin
Rats and mice are common pest that Wauwatosa residents may encounter. Agile roof rats climb wires and trees to enter attics, while burrowing Norway rats tunnel through gaps in foundations. Even a single rat can taint pantry goods with disease-causing saliva and droppings
Whether you have a problem with the Norway rat, roof rat, black rat, or house mouse, you must get rid of them immediately. Hoover rodents can cause a lot of damage in a short time. They cost your money each time they sneak into your pantry and chew through food boxes, gnaw on electrical wiring, and damaged shingles on your roof as they travel.
Rodents can squeeze through tiny holes. Mice only need a hole the size of dime. Tt takes experts to eliminate a rodent problem. Here’s how we do it.
Inspection: We investigate inside and outside your home. We look for droppings, trails, gnawing, and nesting. We also find every possible opening for which they can use to enter your home. We locate the food and water sources that attracted them in the first place.
Removal: Our experts are licensed to control rodents in Wisconsin. For one or two mice, you can use ordinary mouse traps. But because rats and mice reproduce all year, you likely have more than a couple of critters. We have the right tools and equipment to get rid of rodent litters and families.
Repair: Exclusion methods are essential because you don’t want a future rodent problem. We can teach you how to store foods to avoid attracting rodents properly. Our primary focus is on sealing every possible entry point in your home, no matter what size it is. If a rodent cannot get into your house, you won’t have a problem.
Bird Control
There is such thing as too many birds on your property. Eventually, they will make their way on and into your home. They love to build nests in your eaves, chimney, attic, and gutters. If you’ve been seeing birds flying to specific spots in your home, they may have a nest nearby.
Birds leave droppings everywhere on your property. The droppings create unattractive stains. If you own a business, this is not what you want your customers to see. Their nests block vents and gutters, which can damage your home over time. While birds are not harmful, they are annoying.
Inspection: We know how to spot the signs of bird activity even when they are not flying around outside. We search for entry points into your home so we can learn how to keep them out. We identify all possible food and water sources that attract birds to your property.
Removal: We assist birds in flying out of your home with cones that allow them out but make it impossible for them to return. We clean and sanitize nest areas and stains from droppings and urine. We are also able to properly remove nests and eggs from trees, buildings, and homes. Birds sometimes accidentally fly into your home or business, get scared, and find their way into tight spots that they can’t escape. We have the tools to get them out of these tight spots.
Repair: The best course of action is to modify the habitat you’ve created on your property so that it is less attractive to birds. Removing bird feeders and eliminating water sources that can be breeding grounds for bugs. We can also install netting or roof ledge spikes that deter birds from roosting on your home.