Services
Professional Wildlife Control, Capture or Removal Service for the following:
Bats Beaver Birds Bobcats Buzzards Chipmunks Coyotes Crows Deer Ducks Fox	Groundhogs Geese Grackles Moles Muskrats Mink Opossums Otters Pigeons Rabbits	Raccoons Skunks Snakes Squirrels Sparrows Starlings Turtles Voles Weasels Woodchucks
We also have professionals on staff to control your toughest stinging insect problems such as: Hornets Yellow Jackets Paper Wasps Cicada Killer Wasps Digger Wasps & Bees Mud Daubers Carpenter Bees Bumble Bees Honey Bees Honey Comb Removal

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Dangers & Damages

Millions of Americans enjoy wildlife. However, most have no idea of the destruction and harm that can be done by a squirrel, raccoon, rat or other species once they make your home their home. Listed below are the most common types of property damage and dangers to humans caused by wildlife living in your home on/or near your property.

Diseases & Health Problems

Many diseases and health problems are transmitted or caused by wildlife. Rabies is the most well known, being transmitted by an animal bite or scratch, from raccoons, bats, skunks, coyotes and foxes. The disease can easily be spread to your dog or cat. This disease is fatal unless treated early.

• Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by inhalation of fungal spores found under droppings from bat and pigeon roosts.
• Salmonellosis bacteria is carried by rodents, birds, turtles and other domestic animals.

Ticks found on squirrels, rabbits, deer, raccoons, birds and other species can transmit Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, and other diseases. These as well as many other diseases and health risks are caused by wildlife.

Fire Hazards

All rodents such as grey squirrels, flying squirrels, rats and mice gnaw. Their front teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime so keeping their teeth from growing too long is a biological necessity.  Therefore, all  rodents must gnaw in order to file down their teeth. Unfortunately, rodents gnawing into power lines, or chewing off insulation from power lines in attics and walls create a very serious fire hazard.

In many cases ACE can inspect wiring during the initial inspection and report any damage to the property owner. Defective wiring caused by nuisance wildlife, when detected, should be repaired.

Bites, Poisons, & Stings

This is a very large Yellow Jacket nest on the side of an abandoned building. Multiple stings from a nest this size could be deadly. (Note the window at the bottom left to grasp the size of this nest.)
When disturbed, wasps can sting multiple times, sometimes causing death. Even someone who is not allergic to bee stings can suffer serious injury from a swarm of bees agitated by a lawn mower or other disturbance.

Animal bites can be extremely painful and leave scars. Snake bites - even from non-poisonous snakes can be quite painful and become infected. Apart from the transmission of disease, bacteria found in the mouth of some species of wildlife can cause greater infection than would occur in a normal wound. Some animals, when cornered or with young will actually attack, rather than deliver a single bite. Stitches and even surgery have been the result for some who ventured too close, or tried to handle wildlife while unprotected.

Structural Damage

Wildlife living in or under your home or business will have found entry points around your premises which are simply holes through which they travel in and out. These holes may be in the wood fascia, soffits, siding or roof of your home or business. These animals gnaw and pull out building materials and holes in your structure are often made larger with the passage of time.

Groundhogs can dig large holes under foundations that can cause the building to sink. If neglected, serious damage will occur. These entry points must be repaired to prevent re-entry after the species is removed.

A colony of Honey Bees can build a hive of thousands of bees, with large amounts of honey that will rot wood and sheetrock.  If the honey comb is not removed, problems with future bee colonies, ants, roaches or wax moths may occur.

Damage to ductwork, Insulation, & Wiring

Rats, mice and other animals such as raccoons, opossums and skunks will sometimes get into ductwork. Rodents are especially notorious for gnawing holes in light flex ductwork that contains no metal. Heat and cool air then blow through these holes and heating and cooling bills go up. Sometimes holes become so large that they completely stop the flow of air to their designated rooms.  Additionally, cable, telephone and security wiring are targets of animals in the attic or under the floor.

Odor, Feces, & Urine Contamination

Whenever animals live inside your home, they often soil the area with feces and urine. This is especially true in attics, in basements and under houses. Droppings from bats (guano) can cause ceilings to rot and create a stench. Feces from larger animals can create unsanitary conditions in your attic, basement or under your house. Insulation will often be soiled and need to be replaced. There may or may not be odor depending upon the amount, age, temperature and size of the waste. Opossums, raccoons and skunks leave larger sized droppings that may need to be removed and may require sanitization. If large quantities are not removed, it is unsightly, it creates an odor, and can attract insects.  An unhealthy condition can arise, which no homeowner or property owner wants to deal with.

Odors can be caused from dead animals. Animals often die in attics, walls and under floors from poisons, being hit by automobiles, or by becoming sick and diseased. They may die in a difficult to reach area, and a hole may have to be cut in a wall for extraction.

Whatever your odor is, ACE can locate the cause and remove it, and sanitize the area, making your home smell good again.

Parasites

Wildlife like domestic dogs and cats are hosts to fleas, ticks, mites, lice and other parasites. The longer an animal lives in your home, the greater the chance that a parasite will migrate into the living quarters. When an animal dies, the parasites leave the host animal and seek a new host. The length of time wildlife has lived in or  under your home, and the number of animals found there increase the potential for parasite problems - the odds of infestation increase as the number of animals or birds increases.

Damage Unique to Individual Species of Wildlife

Beavers
These large rodents cut down large trees and eat the cambium layer of bark on trees, thus causing them to die. They dam up streams, causing the flooding of crops, forests and yards.  These activities alone cost thousands of dollars for landowners, farmers, and those in the timber industry.

Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers are a protected species and can cause great damage to homes and other structures. They peck or "drum", looking for nesting sites, insects, or for mating calls. Holes left in siding and other locations on your home or property are their calling card.

Carpenter Bees
Carpenter Bees can ruin fascia boards, siding, and other unprotected wood around the exterior of homes and other structures. They bore holes approximately 3/8" in diameter, and nest inside. Each hole then becomes a home to multiple bees that later bore their own hole for a nest. The problem will continue to escalate, until the bees are controlled.  Damaged areas lose structural integrity and may require replacement.

Voles (Meadow Mice)
These small rodents dig small holes in your lawn and eat the roots and other parts of plants, shrubs, and flowers, sometimes killing the plants.

Moles
You’ll find that these pesky insectivores can absolutely ruin a lawn. They dig long runs creating raised dirt mounds in your yard looking for grubs and other insects. Some homeowners have treated their lawns for grubs hoping to solve their problem, only to make it worse. The moles must now work harder to find food, digging more runs, and damaging a larger section of your lawn.

Predators

Coyotes, foxes, bobcats, feral dogs and cats kill and eat poultry, birds, and other forms of wildlife. Coyotes will kill livestock such as calves, sheep, and goats, and they will kill and eat domestic cats and small dogs. Foxes also love to eat cats.

This Yorkie could become dinner for hungry coyotes if left alone outside where coyotes roam!

Those were the most common wildlife damage scenarios. All too often wildlife and human conflicts are not quickly resolved, resulting in a endless cycle of juveniles returning as adults to raise their own offspring.  The amount of damage may increase through wildlife creating larger holes, soiling insulation, increasing parasite infestations and possible defecation or decomposition odors.  Now is the time to deal with the problem.  ACE is the company with the solution.  Let ACE put your wildlife back in its place.

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Service Areas

PIEDMONT NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA

This service area includes:

 Charlotte/Mecklenburg Metropolitan Area (including the counties of Rutherford, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Cabarrus, Union and Stanly.

Piedmont South Carolina: Lancaster, York, and Chester counties

Piedmont Triad Area: Forsyth, Guilford, Davie, Davidson, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties.

*In North Carolina, all commensal rodent, bird and stinging insect services are performed by ACE employees under Jeff Johnston PC Lic. 1357PW.

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CENTRAL ALABAMA
 This service area includes the cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and in Greene, Hale, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Talladega, Jefferson, Walker, Blount, Cullman, Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, Chilton, Coosa, and Fayette counties.

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GEORGIA
We service the entire Metro Atlanta Area.

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