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If random noises are keeping you up at night or holes in your drywall have you worried, you may have a pest living in your walls. Identifying which creature you’re dealing with will save your pest control expert a lot of guesswork, and you may even be able to scare the critter off on your own depending on who the culprit is. In this article, we’ll cover all of the usual suspects when it comes to creatures coming into your walls and break down what you can do to remove them (and prevent the problem in the future).
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Things You Should Know
- Signs you have animals in your wall include strange noises, animal sightings, droppings, and inexplicable damage to your home.
- Squirrels, rats, and mice are the most common invaders, although you may have raccoons, opossums, bats, or bugs in your walls as well.
- An animal in the wall is not usually a DIY job, so contact a pest control expert to remove critters in your walls.
- Prevent animals from coming into your home by sealing up entrances, keeping your home clean, and trimming branches that hang over your roof.
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References
- ↑ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/squirrels-in-the-attic/
- ↑ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/mice-in-the-walls/
- ↑ https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g9446
- ↑ https://www.phillymag.com/property/2013/05/24/homeowning-nightmare-my-house-is-infested-with-raccoons/
- ↑ https://www.bats.org.uk/advice/living-with-bats/how-do-i-know-if-bats-are-roosting-at-my-property
- ↑ https://www.eastsideexterminators.com/5-signs-opossum-infestation-in-your-home
- ↑ http://www.wildlifeanimalcontrol.com/scratchingsounds.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/nyregion/home-work-it-started-with-a-buzz-in-the-wall-784060.html
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