Animal Control

Animal Trapping

Elimination of these rodents is where Bates Exterminating comes in, we will inspect, find how and where they’re getting in, seal up all entry points, and trap and remove these unwanted pests.

Rodent Control and Your Health

  • Everyone knows about the now-rare Bubonic plague, or “Black Death” of the middle Ages, but there are over 30 different types of disease associated with rats and their droppings.
  • They include Rat-bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis bacteria), which is transferred from the bite of a rat, the Rickettsia virus (similar to chicken pox), Hantavirus (which can cause a febrile illness in humans and sometimes kidney, blood, or respiratory ailments), Eosinophilic Meningitis- an infection of the brain, and caused by rat lungworm.
  • The droppings of rats can cause Leptospirosis or Salmonellosis. Rats and mice are the most commonly known nuisance worldwide. They also chew and can destroy electrical wires and pretty much anything they get their teeth on.
  • They leave behind a lot of waste in the form of urine and feces. They’re also known carriers of zoontic diseases. Let Bates help get rid of them today!

Rodent Problem at Home or Work?

Finding rodents in or around your home or business is a disturbing event for everyone. We worry they are carrying disease, destroying our property, and leaving droppings in our environment that can affect our health. These are all valid fears and the best solution is to retain a qualified exterminator to take care of the problem.

Bates Exterminating in West Palm Beach, and Stuart, has been eliminating rodents from homes and businesses for over 25 years. Bates has thousands of satisfied customers throughout the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast. The Bates 100% Satisfaction Guarantee tells you we are 100% confident we can handle any Rodent problem. If you are a new or first-time customer you can expect to receive a $50 discount on new service with a one-year service agreement only.

Call us today to schedule an appointment for your FREE Expert Inspection and evaluation. Once we’ve evaluated your rodent problem we’ll recommend a treatment plan and provide a price quote for our service. 

When you call Bates for your FREE Inspection here’s what you can expect:
  • A friendly and efficient associate will ask you some questions about your rodent problem and your location.
  • Our associate will make every effort to schedule an inspection on a day and at a time that is convenient for you.
  • Our well-trained and certified technician will come to your location and ask targeted questions to learn about the history and extent of the rodent problem. Next, we do a physical inspection of the structure and the surrounding area.
  • Our technician will provide a treatment plan that will solve your rodent problem with a firm price quote for the service.
  • The first treatment and subsequent treatments will be scheduled.
  • With each visit to your home or business, our technician will assess the progress and adjust your treatment plan to assure 100% satisfaction with our service.

Wild Animal Control

Wild Animal Control in West Palm Beach is a specialty for Bates Exterminating. We are experts at wild animal trapping and can handle animal removal for families and businesses throughout the Palm Beach area. Let us help you take care of your problems with raccoons, opossums, squirrels, birds, snakes, rats, feral cats, dead animals, and much more.

Raccoons & Opossums

  • Raccoons and Opossums are two of the most commonly dealt with wild animal nuisances. They are very similar in their living and eating habits. Both have adapted to living with humans and have learned that garbage cans and dumpsters are excellent sources of food.
  • A mother raccoon will often tear a hole in a roof to access the attic, where she will make quite a mess and a lot of noise. Once inside the attic, raccoons often tear off insulation paper, open ducts, tear insulation off pipes, etc. Opossums don’t, however, cause as much structural damage as raccoons. Both raccoons and opossums will often break into a screened-in porch to get pet food.
  • Raccoons carry several parasites and diseases that can affect people or pets; they are a common carrier of rabies, a potentially fatal disease. They also carry canine distemper, which can kill your dog. Their feces may contain raccoon roundworm, the spores of which humans can breathe in and become seriously infected, so it is important to capture raccoons using human habitat.
  • Opossums do not carry rabies due to their lower-than-usual body temperature being too low; they do however carry a large amount of parasites and thus are vectors for the diseases that fleas, ticks, etc. can transmit. They also leave a lot of droppings, which pose the usual excrement health risks, such as leptospirosis or Salmonella.

Squirrel Removal

  • Squirrels are cute little wild animals that are most active in the morning and evening and eat mostly nuts and seeds. They live in a variety of habitats, both forest and suburban areas.
  • Squirrels love to live in attics, they also love to chew, and will chew on houses; or wires, ducts, and pipes once inside an attic. If squirrels chew on electrical wires in an attic, it can create a real potential fire hazard.
  • Squirrels also bring in nesting material and leave urine and feces in the attic. They carry no real important diseases, though they do carry parasites, and thus are vectors for the diseases that fleas, ticks, etc. can transmit.
  • They also leave a lot of droppings, which pose the usual excrement health risks, such as leptospirosis or Salmonella.

Snake Removal

  • The primary concern seems to be the fear of snakes (Ophidiophobia) which many people have, it’s a common phobia, and we’ve seen it many times. It’s irrational, but very real for some people. Even for those without a flat-out phobia, snakes are often unsettling. Often it’s just a matter of ignorance – people don’t know which snakes are venomous and which are not, so they are naturally cautious around all snakes.
  • Snakes inhabit many ecological niches, and often around human buildings. They’ll get into pools, screened porches, and oftentimes, the home itself. Snakes don’t need much space to enter a home. One myth about snakes is that if a snake has a triangular head, it is poisonous (venomous). This is not true – most snakes have triangular heads. As reptiles, their body temperature is regulated by surrounding temperatures.
  • Sometimes they’ll sunbathe to raise the temperature. Many snakes usually prefer to hide under heavy cover in cool areas. The important thing to know is that most snakes are non-venomous, and pretty much none of them are aggressive. Most will run, and some will stand their ground, but if you leave the snake alone, it’ll leave you alone.
  • Snakes live in a wide variety of habitats. Some are great climbers, some are aquatic. Most are very patient when it comes to catching prey – they sit still and silent for a very long time, then when a prey item is in reach, they strike! Some kill by venom, some by constriction. Some just grab bugs and eat them.