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While it's wonderful to admire Long Island's wildlife from a distance, the situation shifts dramatically when these creatures choose your attic or backyard as their new home. The presence of wild animals on your property can lead to significant health hazards and damage. Facing a wildlife infestation requires the expertise of a seasoned wildlife control company to ensure your safety and protect your property.
Wildlife such as squirrels, raccoons, and opossums might seem harmless, but sometimes they can wreak havoc on your yard and even make their way inside your home. If this happens, they can cause expensive damage to your home while endangering your health and well-being.
Squirrels are so common in the area that many people forget they are rodents and pests. They range in color from white to grey, yellow, red, and brown and have a distinguishable bushy tail. Squirrels are sneaky creatures with climbing, jumping, and scurrying skills that aid them in breaking into your home.
Once they find their way in, they will use materials from your home like insulation, linens, and paper products to build their nests and make themselves at home.
Like other rodents, squirrels' teeth never stop growing, making gnawing essential to their survival. They won't hesitate to chew through wires, furniture, and the structure of your home.
Raccoons, identifiable by their distinctive features, will eat almost anything, often causing messes and distress while seeking food. Although not all carry rabies, bites from infected raccoons can lead to serious health issues.
Raccoons often den in areas like backyards, attics, and chimneys, causing structural damage and spreading diseases by tearing through building materials to access homes.
Some raccoons can spread diseases and parasites if they get inside your home. Some of the diseases include:
Baylisascaris (roundworm)
Leptospirosis
Giardiasis
Salmonellosis
E. coli infection
Rabies
Opossums are nocturnal critters that you might spot scurrying across the road. Like raccoons, opossums will eat a variety of food, including trash. When threatened, they will produce a disgusting smell and show their teeth, but they are not generally aggressive. They have white or grayish hair, a long, pointed face, and round hairless ears.
Opossums are also skilled swimmers and can use their opposable rear thumbs and long tails to effectively climb trees and other structures. Opossums can eat fruit, grains and insects, but will also eat out of compost piles, garbage cans and pet food dishes if they can get access.
Opossums seek out various shelters for homes and can damage lawns while foraging. They carry diseases like Leptospirosis, Rabies, and Tuberculosis that are harmful to humans and pets.
When threatened or harmed, opossums have been known to “play possum” by acting like a dead animal.
Our Wildlife Control Process
Wildlife control is NEVER a DIY. You can run the risk of agitating a cornered animal that is looking for a source of food and shelter. To avoid the possibility of injury, it’s always better to leave this work to a professional.
When you call EM Pest Control to get wildlife off of your property, we’ll do the following:
Inspect the property to find how they are getting into your home or business.
Apply exclusion methods and set traps.
Create a detailed wildlife removal report to describe the completed treatment.
Share preventiontips to avoid future infestations.
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