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Need To Get Rid of Nuisance Wildlife? - Call 704-334-1922

Nuisance wildlife removal is a PRIVATE SERVICE FOR HIRE available in Mecklenburg County by A-1 Wildlife Control #5964. A-1 Wildlife Control #5964 provides wildlife removal from private homes, business, and industrial properties.

You’ve come to the right place to find professional help for nuisance wild animal trapping, removal and control.

Contact A-1 Wildlife Control #5964 at 704-334-1922 for an inspection of your property. A-1 Wildlife Control #5964 removes many kinds of critters including raccoons, bats, pigeons, skunks, swallows, woodpeckers, voles, rats, squirrels, moles, beavers, armadillos, chipmunks, mice, snakes, opossums, feral cats, porcupines, rabbits, and honeybees.

Squirrels Getting in Construction Gap

While doing a squirrel removal job in Charlotte, North Carolina, I was astonished to find such a large squirrel infestation in the attic space of a home in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte, NC.

The reason for such a large squirrel infestation was a construction gap all the way around the perimeter of the roofline. All the squirrels had to do was get into the gutters and they had complete access to the attic space and found themselves a nice winter home. The only thing blocking the squirrels getting in the attic was just the shingles. There were some areas where squirrels getting in above the garage and once the poked their furry little heads in the gap they had access into the attic loft areas.

When dealing with a construction gap of this magnitude, it makes it nearly impossible to trap the squirrels without some exclusion work. Some squirrel removal experts will use something called drip edge that will cover the gap. Another method is using galvanized steel flashing and a bend-and-cut machine to custom cut the metal so it covers gap. The bend-and-cut machine will give the metal a lip so it slides underneath the shingles and then attached to the fascia board with screws.

Many people have the misconception that squirrels just burrow right into your house, but most of the time this is not the case. If a squirrel can see into your attic then it will begin chewing to get in. If the drip edge is properly installed and the squirrel has no way of seeing into your attic, he is just going to move on to the next house on the street.

The construction gap was located where the plywood and the fascia boards do not meet flush right above the gutters. This type of problem is common in the Carolinas, especially the Piedmont Charlotte, NC area. Back in 1995, many builders in Charlotte were pressed for time because of the sheer volume of houses they were building. Many corners were cut and over time many wildlife problems have plagued homeowners.

There have been some gaps that were big enough for a raccoon to get in the attic. Many roofs were not flashed properly and over time wood fascia boards would rot making perfect entry points for wildlife animals such as squirrels, bats, birds, raccoons, flying squirrels and opossums.

Recently, during the economic downturn, many homes were built in 2007 and sat vacant for years before anybody ever moved in. Many upscale neighborhoods were built in heavily wooded areas that builders were unable to sell because of the real estate crash in Charlotte. The houses essentially became part of the habitat for wildlife.

There were several cases where the new homeowner bought a brand new house that had sat vacant and within days they heard noises in the attic. Many pest control companies saw a spike in wildlife removal for these vacant houses and some cases there were flying squirrel infestations.

The Mecklenburg County Animal Control Services of North Carolina, NC

Lost pets, barking dogs, loose cats, cows, horses, goats, sheep, or other domestic, farm or ranch animal issues need to be reported to The Mecklenburg County Animal Control Services: (704) 336-3786 . They work with domestic animals and can provide information about licensing, vaccinations, lost pets, etc. Mecklenburg County does not offer free wildlife animal control services, nor do cities within Mecklenburg County .

We are professional wildlife removal contractors offering animal control solutions based in North Carolina.We pride ourselves on our professional trapping services, and on quality snake, bird, and animal removal.

A-1 Wildlife Control #5964 removes all sorts of wild animals and birds from residential and commercial properties, including bats, snakes, pigeons, skunks, raccoons, swallows, woodpeckers, voles, beavers, and rodents of every kind. Wild animals on your property can damage vegetation and structures and reduce property value. They also bring disease and a host of insect pests with them, which can adversely affect you, your family, and your pets. In your walls, in your attic, or on your roof wild animals can keep you up at night and their urine and droppings create a horrific smell. After my technicians and I perform wild animal removal, we can provide cleanup, sanitization, and deodorization to help restore your property; we can also provide exclusion services to keep your wildlife problem from recurring. Whether the problem is a colony of bats in a building, raccoons in the attic, or destructive behaviors of critters such as squirrels, gophers and pigeons, we can solve it.

We resolve many types of wildlife control conflicts in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Give me a call if you need expert animal removal and/or live wildlife trapping. We can also perform an inspection of your property to evaluate the problem.

The situations we resolve and main trapping and removal services we provide are: raccoon families in attics and chimneys, woodpeckers drilling siding. mud swallow nests on stucco, rats or squirrels thumping and bumping around inside walls and in attics, voles and gophers destroying lawns, skunks stealing pet food, bat infestations, and snakes living in crawlspaces and stone walls.

Along with physical damage and disease, wild animals also bring along disturbance and nuisance with all their commotion and smell. Raccoons and rats will fight all night and keep people awake; baby raccoons chirp and chitter like little birds; skunk smell takes the cake, but have you ever smelled a dead animal in your ventilation system? We have seen much, much more than these problems, but that is a general idea of the kinds of problems that I and my professional wildlife removal operators are prepared to solve.

Not only do my technicians and I trap and remove problem wild animals, we do a lot of other dirty work, too. Don’t hesitate to call us for dead animal removal, bat guano cleanup, pigeon waste removal, mouse dropping cleanup, decontamination, repairs, above ground and below ground rodent slick fencing, odor control for skunk spray, and the like. We are a full service pest control company with a wide range of animal control solutions.

For pigeon and bird control, bat removal, or relief from other pest animals, call our wildlife management experts. Many nuisance wildlife companies offer critter capture and control; our wildlife operators provide professional pest wild animal management. We remove the following AND MORE:

• Raccoons from attics and chimneys
• Bats from attics and eaves
• Voles that dig and tear up lawns and destroy root systems
• Pigeons from rooftops
• Swallow nests from stucco, log siding, exterior walls and eaves
• Mice from walls, attics, basements, crawlspaces, etc.
• Gophers and moles that damage gardens and golf courses
• Skunks that damage gardens and make dens under porches and in crawlspaces
• Feral cats from neighborhoods and parks
• Rats and squirrels from attics, flower gardens, yards, commercial and industrial property
• Beavers from lakes, ponds and rivers

• Woodpeckers that drill in cedar siding and stucco

  GIVE US A CALL: 704-334-1922

If you need expert wild animal control, trapping or removal services outside of North Carolina, check out our USA map to contact a professional trapper nearest you.

Most county animal control services do not offer nuisance wildlife management or support. Mecklenburg County services only deal with domestic animals. If you have any type of wildlife problem or need pest control, trapping, or for wildlife prevention in Mecklenburg County , call 704-334-1922 and ask for Allen / Angela Eckman .

Mecklenburg County Wild Animal Control News, Stories, Events and Alerts

Bat Exclusion

The most common bat in the Charlotte, North Carolina area is the little brown bat. Even though this bat is not endangered, we as a bat removal from attic company are required to humanely get rid of bats.

One of the most common questions that I receive as a wildlife control professional is how to get rid of bats. This is a very complex question but the best answer is to use trained professional that has extensive knowledge of bats and is licensed with the North Carolina Resources Commission as Wildlife Control Damage Agent.

Bats, as well as the bat droppings, do carry disease. The most important factor in getting rid of bats from an attic is a thorough wildlife inspection. This inspection is not just limited to looking to rid the attic of bats but also inspecting the exterior for potential bat problem areas. These areas could be bats in the gable vents, bats in the chimney, bats in the eaves and bats in the soffit.

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