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3,500 Lbs. of Bat Guano Found in Attic
By Associated Press document.write(getElapsed("20070503T134559Z"));1 hour ago BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. - An upstate New York couple didn't think a few bats in the attic were much of a problem when they were buying a house last summer. Months later, they found out how wrong they were when they discovered more than a ton and a half of bat droppings up there. Nick LaBoda and Jenna Caputo say a home inspector informed them about the bats. They called an exterminator, who told them to wait a while before removing the bats because the babies were too young to fly. Then they forgot about the bats until they smelled a foul odor in January. When they checked the attic, they found dead bats and piles of guano. An exterminator says hundreds of bats had been living in the attic, leaving behind 3,500 pounds of droppings. It cost $25,000 to clean up the mess, and the couple's insurance company wouldn't cover it. They're fighting it out in court. |
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wforsyth is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Yuck.
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Wow... Did Batman live there or what?
John McKenna, CMI
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jbreazeale is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
I hear bat quano is prized by organic farmers. Perhaps the owners could recoup some of their losses?
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Found on dash board today, fortunately no guano to speak of.
Last edited by bkelly2; 6/12/09 at 6:47 PM.. |
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Brian...did that bird say anything to you? "Nevermore" or anything like that?
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Dale Duffy 602.402.5305 Phoenix Commercial Building Inspectors Inspect Arizona Companies, Inc. Phoenix Home Inspectors, Inc. Your Leaking House Your Leaking House Message Board InterNACHI 2007 U.S.A Member of the Year
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