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Fun Ways to Celebrate Bat Appreciation Day

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Time to Celebrate These Mosquito-Eating Mammals

National Bat Appreciation Day is April 17th and we are excited to celebrate! This day is in April because it is the best time of the year to observe bats as they begin to emerge from hibernation. Here are a couple ideas of how you can celebrate this fun occasion:

1. Learn Fun Facts About Bats:

National Bat Appreciation Day is an excellent time to learn about the role they play in nature.

Here are a handful of fun facts we compiled to get you started:

  • Bats can see in the dark and use their extreme sense of hearing.
  • In one hour, a bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes! They are their own kind of pest control.
  • Bats are the only mammals (yes, they’re mammals!) that are naturally capable of true and sustained flight.
  • Some species of bats can live up to 40 years – there are 1,200 known species of bats!

For more, check these bat facts out!

2. Craft Bats:

Who doesn’t love a good celebratory craft? Bats are easy and fun to make for hats, masks, or streamers! You can easily put them together with black construction paper, paper plates, or even black yarn. This is a great way to get the kids excited about bats by bringing them to life!

3. Make Them Edible:

Like the middle picture above, a hershey bar makes a great (and easy) bat-base, but get creative! Anything chocolate makes these bats extra tasty and life-like! What better way to celebrate Bat Appreciation Day than with a yummy snack!

4.Watch Bat Movies!

Last but not least, a great idea to end Bat Appreciation Day is to settle in with a bat documentary movie or one of our personal favorites – Bat Man! Curl up with some popcorn and your yummy bat treats for a great bat themed night!

We love bats! They’re cool creatures – but we don’t want them in your house. They are great in the wild, but at home could spread disease in your house.

If you think you may have bats, or any other type of wildlife in your home, schedule a service with our wildlife control team today for a free inspection! Our wildlife technicians have a lot of experience with bats, as well as squirrels, birds, raccoons, opossums, snakes, foxes, and skunks. We will safely remove them and get them back to their home where they belong.

Fun Ways to Celebrate Bat Appreciation Day

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How to Know if Your Hotel Has Bedbugs

Upon entering a hotel room, do you typically reach for the tiny toiletries, take a leap onto the bed, or perhaps start by inspecting for bed bugs? Knowing what to look for is essential. Anticimex Carolinas Service Manager Christian Tweed has shared valuable insights on identifying bed bugs in your hotel room and preventing them from hitching a ride back home with you. And if bed bugs do become an unexpected part of your vacation, remember that Clark’s Pest Control is here to assist!



Q&A with a Pest Professional


How do bed bugs get inside hotels?


Bed bugs are primarily hitchhiking insects as opposed to foraging ones, meaning that they get carried around on people’s clothes and belongings. Someone with an active infestation in their home can easily bring bed bugs to their hotel, but they can also be picked up during travel (airplanes, taxis, and rideshare services) and brought to a hotel room.


What do people misunderstand about bed bugs in hotels?


From a probability standpoint, all hotels will deal with bed bugs at some point in time. If you think about a bed bug’s method of travel, there’s literally nothing a hotel can do to stop them from being carried in. What I have realized is that luxury hotels are more likely to have an aggressive response to dealing with a bed bug case once it’s identified as they tend to have a higher quality of service and a reputation to protect. While this isn’t always the case, it has been my experience more often than not.

Got bedbugs? Call Clark’s at 866-781-4991 today!

What do you recommend travelers do when they get to their room to check for bed bugs?


Most hotel headboards hang directly on the wall. I start my inspection here before even looking at the bed itself. I have found bed bugs, their exoskeletons, and the telltale black stains they leave behind around the edges of or in the crevices of headboards. If the headboard looks clean, move on to looking over the pillowcases and comforter for any signs or stains. You can dig into the bedding as deep as you want here, but I encourage people to look over the top layer of things at the very least.


What are some lesser-known signs of bed bugs in your hotel room?


The specifics of the black stains they leave behind, which as gross as it sounds, are just digested blood as that’s all that bed bugs feed on. If the stains are on a hard surface, they will be small dots as if left behind by an ink pen and will smear into a brownish gray when moisture is applied. If they’re on fabric, they will usually bleed along the fibers making a small diamond, square or X shape.


If there are bed bugs in your hotel room, can they travel home with you?


They absolutely can, however this is easy to prevent. While staying in a hotel, keep as much of your clothing and luggage off the beds as possible. Storing suitcases in the bathroom might sound odd, but it’s an effective method of prevention.

Don’t tackle bedbugs yourself, call Clark’s at 866-781-4991!

What should you do with your suitcase if you suspect your hotel has bed bugs?


When arriving home from a trip, leave your luggage in the garage or on a porch and bring your clothes in one load of laundry at a time. If the clothes are dirty, wash them like you normally would, if they’re clean then run them through the dryer for at least forty-five minutes. Once your suitcase is empty, vacuum over it meticulously (don’t forget to empty the vacuum when you’re done), or if you’re in the right climate, expose it to heat for a few days by placing it in your vehicle (parked in the sun) or for a few weeks in your attic.


The Clark’s Solution


If you brought bed bugs back to you home, Clark’s is here to help. Our Bedbug Control service is designed to eliminate bedbugs and create a safe, comfortable environment.


A Clark’s Pest Professional will do an inspection and recommend a plan of attack to get rid of bed bugs now and prevent them from hatching in the future. Call Clark’s at 866-781-4991 today for more information.



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