Scratching above the ceiling at dusk. Squeaking in the wall on hot afternoons. A bat circling the bedroom at midnight. Bats are protected wildlife in Utah — you can't poison them, and traps don't work. The only fix that lasts is exclusion: one-way exits that let the colony leave, then a full seal-up so they can't come back. That's precision work on your building's envelope, and it's exactly what we do.
A bat squeezes through a gap the width of your thumb — ridge caps, gable vents, chimney chases, soffit returns. Here's what shows up most.
Scratching and squeaking above the ceiling at dusk, a growing smell, staining at the entry gap. Attic colonies are almost always maternity colonies — and they return to the same roost every summer until the building is properly excluded and sealed.
Bats don't need a hole — they need a gap. Ridge caps, gable vents, chimney chases, flashing, and soffit returns all qualify. We inspect the entire envelope, find every entry the colony is using, and seal the ones they'd use next.
A bat circling the living room means there's a way in — and usually a roost nearby. After any possible direct contact, talk to your doctor or health department first. Then we find how it got in and make sure it's the last one that does.
Bats are loyal to a roost for years. Utah's rules also protect maternity colonies — excluding at the wrong time seals flightless pups inside the structure. We time the exclusion to the legal window so it works the first time, permanently.
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Get a Free Assessment →Bird work isn't a monthly spray plan — it's a design and installation project. The right answer depends on the species, the structure, the height, the materials, and what the birds are actually there for. A tight rambler with one gable gap and a three-story building with a hundred feet of ridge line are completely different jobs.
That's why we don't post prices: we'd either be guessing high or guessing low. We look at the building, design the exclusion, and hand you one clear proposal — done right and warrantied, so you're not paying for the same colony every summer.
Effective bat exclusion starts with understanding the animal — how it navigates, where it roosts, when the pups can fly. Every Falcon bat exclusion is designed by Trent Frazer, BCE, and built to work with the biology instead of against it.
Falcon Pest Control performs humane, legal bat exclusion across the Wasatch Front — Salt Lake City, Sandy, Draper, South Jordan, Lehi, Provo, Orem, and surrounding cities. Attic colonies, bats in soffits, and single bats getting inside. Designed by a Board Certified Entomologist; quoted after a free site assessment. Call or text (801) 477-0223.
Bats are protected wildlife in Utah — poisoning them is illegal, and traps don't work. The legal, effective method is exclusion: one-way devices that let every bat leave on its own, followed by sealing every entry point. Exclusions must avoid maternity season, when flightless pups would be sealed inside.
Scratching or squeaking above the ceiling around dusk, staining or droppings at a gap along the ridge or gable, an ammonia-like smell that builds over the summer, and bats emerging from the roofline at dusk. Colonies return to the same roost every year until the building is excluded and sealed.
It depends on the structure — the number of entry points, the roof line, and access set the scope. Falcon quotes after a free site assessment with one clear proposal, and the exclusion work is warrantied. Be wary of flat-rate bat quotes offered sight unseen.