Pest Control Columbus

As cities continue to expand into rural areas, squirrels, raccoons, bats, skunks, and opossums must find new living quarters in urban areas. Urban wildlife will try to find entry into homes and properties looking for food and shelter, and unfortunately, they can be very destructive. Professional wildlife removal and complete wildlife control are imperative in keeping your home and family safe from these pests.

While not considered dangerous, wildlife can be vicious when cornered or feel threatened by humans or pets — especially when it comes to protecting their young. They are looking for a safe place to raise their offspring and are ingenious in finding openings or weak spots to gain access into your home or business.

Wildlife exclusion and wildlife control is not something the average person should undertake. There are many legal restrictions to the removal process that must be adhered to, and we recommend you contact a professional wildlife control expert to manage the humane removal of wildlife for your property.

How to Keep Wildlife Away from Your Home

The first important step is a full inspection of the property to assess vulnerable access points. With a strong understanding of wildlife behavior and habits, our experts know exactly where to look in identifying entry points and ideal living quarters.

Sanitation is also imperative in preventing wildlife from infesting your property. Just covering a garbage can with a lid will pose no challenge to any raccoon looking for food. Use only heavy plastic or metal garbage cans. These cans should have covers that fasten tightly and are secure from capsizing.

When it comes to the removal portion of our services, Abell only operates in complete accordance with local regulations, and always treats animals humanely. We operate with a strategic combination of humane relocation and exclusion to ensure the animals are not harmed nor stripped from their family, but also cannot re-enter our client’s property.

Signs You Have Wildlife on Your Property

1. Scratching/movement noises in walls, attic, chimney or vents
2. Damaged insulation, drywall or other debris
3. Rustling noises or damaged wood debris under your deck
4. Fluttering lights or other electrical issues could be from wiring being chewed
5. Feces or urine stains on ceiling, walls or floors that have a strong smell and typically are brown
6. Garbage or trash cans turned over or clearly interfered with
7. Plants and topsoil tossed around

Birds are a real nuisance once they’ve turned your business into their next roosting and nesting site. Birds are intelligent and can access and live indoors in large buildings, warehouses, garden centers, factories, and retail centers. Pest birds are not only a nuisance, but they can cause damage to the structure and aesthetics of your facility and put the health of employees and customers at risk from diseases such as Histoplasmosis, Ornithosis and TGE (transmissible gastroenteritis). Bird droppings can cause costly damage to the exterior of buildings, damage HVAC systems, and block drains.

How to Keep Pest Birds Away From Your Property

Abell has a variety of bird proofing strategies to remove birds from homes and buildings. Our goal is to implement successful bird deterrents that keep birds at bay safely and effectively. We provide bird removal, bird control and exclusion, bird netting, and prevention.

Our experts will assess your site, review your location, determine the bird species found, and provide you with a written quote to solve your bird infestation problem. Abell will provide a custom program with effective and well-documented solutions to your bird problems. We even do the cleanup!

Focus is on:

1. Bird-proofing your property so existing populations can no longer gain entry
2. Ensuring birds can humanely exit your home or building but cannot re-enter
3. Making your home or business unattractive to birds
4. Cleaning and Sanitation

Signs You Have a Bird Control Problem:

1. Congregating Birds
2. Bird Droppings
3. Noise – loud chirping
4. Property damage from fecal material
5. Foul Odour - if you see a lot of droppings around the property, then it's likely you can also smell them
6. Nesting Materials and Feathers

To avoid these problems, look out for common pest birds and call us. We will create a proactive bird control program that can help prevent birds from settling down in your facility.