Raccoons anaa Squirrels a Wɔte Attic: Romex Wiring a Wɔawe, Soffits a Wɔatetew, ne Ahobammɔ a Wɔpam Wɔn¶

Anamɔn a emu yɛ duru a ɛte sɛ onipa a wobɛte, nne a ɛyɛ dede, anaasɛ ahopere a wobɛtwetwe wɔ wo mpa no atifi a ɛyɛ dry-wall no atifi tẽẽ no nyɛ ɔhaw a ɛma woda: ɛyɛ ogya a ɛrehyew wɔ atrae a ɛyɛ nnam, nsu a ɛhyɛn adan mu, ne zoonotic biohazard ntɛmpɛ a emu yɛ den. Nnua mu akraman (apuei fam akraman a wɔn ho yɛ fitaa, akraman kɔkɔɔ, ne akraman a wotu) wɔ ntini a ɛyɛ nnam a ɛkɔ so nyin, a ɛyɛ nnam te sɛ nea wɔde twitwiw nneɛma a enyin bɛyɛ sɛntimita 15 (nsateakwaa 6) afe biara, na ɛhyɛ wɔn ma wɔwe nnua a wɔde ayɛ nnua, PEX nsu ho nhama, ne PVC plastic insulation jacket a wɔannyae 120-volt ne 240-volt anyinam ahoɔden nhama a ɛnyɛ dade (Romex) a wɔasie wɔ abansoro dan atifi fiberglass insulation ase (rat anaa mouse chewed wiring ne hantavirus ahotew na attic ogya ne exhaust fan a ɛyɛ hyew dodo). Bere koro no ara mu no, ɔkraman bea a wanyin (Procyon lotor) a ne mu duru yɛ kilogram 7 kosi 14 (nkaribo 15 kosi 30) wɔ anim nan a ɛyɛ ahokokwaw ne nipadua no atifi ahoɔden a ɔde bɛtetew aluminium soffit panels, plastic ɔdan atifi afiri a ɛma mframa fa mu, ne asphalt ɔdan atifi shingles koraa fi wo dan atifi deck no so, na ebue sɛntimita 30 (12-inch) tokuru a ɛma osu tɔ (ɔdan atifi a ɛretu) bere a wɔde ɔmanfo raccoon tiafi a ne nsu mu a Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm), ɔyare mmoawa a ɛko tia ɔhyew ne nnuru a ɛde anifurae a wontumi nsakra, komayare, ne eosinophilic meningoencephalitis a edi awu ba nnipa mu sɛ wɔhome anaasɛ wɔwe a, nkesua nketenkete ɔpepem pii wom asi hɔ.

Nea enye koraa no, afiewuranom a ehu aka wɔn no taa di mfomso biako pɛ a ɛsɛe ade sen biara wɔ wuram mmoa sohwɛ mu: wɔforo antweri awiabere na wɔde nnadewa bɔ dade anaa plywood asinasin bi wɔ soffit tokuru a atetew no so a wonni kan nhwɛ sɛ ebia wɔde akɔre nkokoaa a wontumi nkɔ baabiara (kits) anaasɛ akraman nkokoaa nwura bi asie abansoro dan no mu anaa insulation a wɔde hyɛ nipadua mu. Sɛ woto ɛna ɔkraman bi mu wɔ abɔnten fi ne nufusu ho nneɛma ho a, ɔbɛtetew ɔdan atifi nnua a ɛbɛn hɔ no mu anaasɛ ɔbɛwe tẽẽ afa nnua fascia mu wɔ nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi mu; sɛ woto ɔkraman anaa ɔkraman mu abansoro dan no mu a ɔkwan biara nni hɔ a wobɛfa so afi mu a, aboa a ehu aka no no bɛfa wo mu gypsum drywall ceiling a ne kɛse yɛ milimita 13 (inch ½) no mu na wahwe ase tẽẽ akɔ wo dan mu anaa mmofra mpa mu (skunk wɔ fie anaa bat wɔ dan mu). Sɛ wuram mmoa a wɔnom nufusu a ɔyɛ basabasa anaasɛ n’adwene tu fra hyɛn wo fie atrae anaasɛ ɔka obi anaa afieboa bi (rabies a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu ne bat a wohyia), tew dan no ho na frɛ wo mpɔtam hɔfo nɔma ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ (911 wɔ United States ne Canada, 112 wɔ Europa Aman Nkabom no nyinaa mu, 999 wɔ United Kingdom) anaasɛ nkurow akɛse mu mmoa a wɔhwɛ so ntɛm ara. Saa akwankyerɛ yi de anammɔn anammɔn akwan a egye ntɛmpɛ a wɔfa so hu mmoa ahorow a wɔwɔ wo dan atifi no mu denam da no mu bere ne nnyigyei so, hwɛ sɛ ebia abansoro dan atifi anyinam ahoɔden nhama a wɔawene a ɛna ɔkraman a ɔbɔ ne ho ban ntow nhyɛ wo so, tu wuram mmoa a wɔanyinyin ne mmofra fi hɔ dwoodwoo denam apon a wɔde haw ne spring-loaded one-way exclusion apon so, na woayi efĩ afi hɔ a edi awu Baylisascaris raccoon roundworm tiafi a wɔde nsu a ɛrefɔw anaa propane ogyaframa hyew di dwuma sen sɛ wɔde bleach a entu mpɔn bedi dwuma.

Yɛ eyi mprempren¶

Sɛ wote sɛ wɔrebɔ denneennen, wɔrebɔ, anaasɛ wɔrebɔ nne kɛse wɔ wo dan atifi dan atifi mprempren, anaasɛ wohwɛ abɔnten na wuhu sɛ aluminium soffit panel a atetew, ɔdan atifi mframa a wɔde fa mu a atetew, anaasɛ insulation a ɛsensɛn ɔdan no atifi a, yɛ nneyɛe asia yi ntɛm ara:

1. MMFA nnadewa anaa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nto abɔnten soffit anaa ɔdan atifi tokuru a wɔde hyɛn mu da kosi sɛ wubesi so dua ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 sɛ aboa no wɔ abɔnten NA sɛ nkokoaa nneɛma a entumi nkɔ baabiara nni abansoro no mu: Wɔ February ne August ntam (ɛnanom awo bere titiriw ma raccoons ne squirrels across the Northern Hemisphere), bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyem 80 wɔ attic wildlife intrusions yɛ ** ɛnanom a wɔyem anaa wɔma nufu a wɔde wo attic fiberglass a ɛyɛ hyew no di dwuma sɛ mmofra a wɔkyere mmoa we**. Sɛ wosɔ tokuru no ano bere a nkokoaa wɔ mu a, ɛma awerɛhyem sɛ ɛna no bɛtetew tokuru kɛse a ɛto so abien mu afa wo dan atifi shingles mu anadwo yi de agye wɔn, anaasɛ nkokoaa a wɔakyere wɔn no bɛwea akɔ wo mu ɔfasu mu ntokuru a ɛyɛ tokuru no mu na wɔawuwu, na ama adapɛn pii a ɛporɔw hua a wontumi nnyina ano ne blowfly a ɛbɛba no aba.
2. Hye intruder species no wɔ sikani 60 mu denam DA NO BERƐ pɔtee a wobɛte dede ne abɔnten so tokuru no kɛseɛ so:
3. Dede a wɔte wɔ DAWN (6:00 AM kosi 8:00 AM) ne DUSK (4:00 PM kosi 6:00 PM), a wɔde mmirika tu mmirika ntɛmntɛm, nut rolling, na wɔwe denneennen; tokuru a wɔde hyɛn mu a ne tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ sɛntimita 4 kosi 7 (1.5 kosi 3 in): Daa Nnua Akraman (Gray, Red, anaa Fox Squirrels).
4. Dede a wɔte no katee ANADWO (awiei 9:00 PM ne ansa na 5:00 AM):
   • Nneɛma a ɛyɛ den, brɛoo, a emu yɛ duru a ɛte sɛ anan abien nnyigyei, ɛnne a ɛrebɔ/ɛrebɔ/te sɛ nnomaa kit chirps, ne soffit anaa ɔdan atifi mframa a wɔatetew a ne tenten yɛ sɛntimita 15 kosi 30 (nsateakwaa 6 kosi 12): Anadwo Raccoon (Procyon lotor).
   • Pitter-patter a ɛyɛ hare, ntɛmntɛm ne squeaking brɛoo anadwo dasum; nsonsonoe ketewaa bi a ne kɛse yɛ sɛntimita 2.5 (nsateakwaa 1) wɔ ɔdan atifi: Anadwo Akraman a Wɔtu, Mpɔtorɔ, anaa Mpɔtorɔ.
   • Nneɛma a wɔde frafra brɛoo, ɛyɛ komm, ɛyɛ hwirema, ne musky hua a ɛyɛ fĩ wɔ abansoro dan atifi anaa kar dan atifi: Anadwo Opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
5. Hwɛ wo anyinam ahoɔden breaker panel no sɛ Arc-Fault (AFCI) breakers a abubu anaasɛ abansoro dan atifi akanea a ɛrehyerɛn, na dum attic branch circuits a ɛnyɛ nea ɛho hia sɛ wote sɛ active wood/wire gnawing: Bere a squirrels anaa rats chew fa outer plastic sheath a 120V Romex wire a wɔasie wɔ dry cellulose anaa fiberglass attic mu no insulation, phase-to-neutral arcing sɔ ɔdan atifi ogya a ɛrehyew. Sɛ abansoro kanea hyerɛn anaasɛ ɛyɛ huam te sɛ plastic a ɛyɛ hyew a, dannan abasoro kanea / attic circuit breakers no kɔ OFF wɔ wo panel titiriw no so ntɛm ara.
6. MMFA soro mfa dan atifi scuttle hatch teateaa bi mu nkɔ soro anadwo anaasɛ fa wo ti a ɛda hɔ kwa no nkɔ soro wɔ attic insulation a ɛyɛ sum mu baabi a ɛna raccoon akɔto ntwea so: Raccoon ɔbea a ne mu duru yɛ kilogram 10 (22-pound) a ɔrebɔ kits nwura bi ho ban wɔ attic a ɛnyɛ den pii mu no bɛbɔ charge na wama anim ne nsa mu apaapae kɛse (ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ ntɛm ara ntɛmpɛ-dan Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, anaa PEP). Hwɛ fi antweri no ano awiabere nkutoo bere a wohyɛ kanea a ɛhyerɛn, ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ, aboa nhoma welding/adwuma nsateaa a ɛyɛ den, ne N95/P100 respirator, na bɔ attic hatch pon no denneennen mpɛn 5 ansa na woama so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔpanyin biara a ɔnyɛ ayarehwɛfo bɛsan n’akyi afi baabi a wɔabue no.
7. Sɛ osu anaa sukyerɛmma rebɛn na ɔkraman atetew ɔdan atifi mframa anaa soffit mu a, fa Bere tiaa mu "Hardware-Cloth One-Way Cone" hyehyɛ mu anaasɛ fa tarp a emu duru kata ɔdan atifi mframa a wɔde fa mu no so (a wɔde abɔ soro ano nkutoo): Sɛ ahum bi reyɛ de nsu afa ɔdan atifi afiri a atetew mu mprempren a, mfa bolt nto mu. Fa plastic sheeting a emu yɛ duru bi hyɛ TOP edge only no so wɔ tokuru no atifi (ɛyɛ flap a ɛyɛ hare a ɛma osu tɔ kɔ fam bere a ɛma raccoon a wakyere no pia fi ase fi adi anadwo yi), anaasɛ hyɛ ɛna no nkuran sɛ ɔmfa 3-Sense Eviction Protocol (Bright Strobe Light + Loud Talk Radio + Ammonia-Soaked) nkɔ baabi foforo anadwo yi Rag in a Perforated Coffee Can) a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ ase ha no.
8. MMprapra, nhyɛ mu, anaa nka raccoon nsu a ɛwɔ abansoro dan a enni P100 ɔhome ho banbɔ ne ɔhyew sterilization da: Raccoon nsu te sɛ akraman nsu a ɛwɔ mfinimfini a wɔde berry aba ahyɛ mu ma na wɔaboaboa ano wɔ abansoro no ntwea pɔtee bi a ɛyɛ tratraa so (raccoon latrines). Nea ɛnte sɛ mprako nsu a wobetumi de bleach akum mmoawa no, **Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm nkesua no ntumi nnya chlorine bleach, ammonia, ne ayaresabea nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔtaa de di dwuma ɔha biara mu nkyem 100; nsu a ɛrefɔw nkutoo (>100°C / 212°F), nsuonwini, anaa propane kanea ogyaframa sɛe nwansena a wɔde ɔyare no ba no.

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Gyinaesi dua: wuram mmoa a wɔhyɛn mu wɔ abansoro so a wɔde hu, anyinam ahoɔden nhwehwɛmu, ne tu a wotu fi wɔn fie dwoodwoo¶

Di anammɔn anammɔn oprehyɛn gyinaesi dua yi akyi na hu aboa a ɔwɔ wo dan atifi, hwɛ sɛ nkokoaa a wontumi nkɔ baabiara wɔ hɔ anaa, na yɛ nnipa a wɔpam wɔn a wɔansɛe wɔn dan.

flowchart TD
    Start["Soffit/Vent a Ɛyɛ Den a Ɛbɔ, Ɛbɔ, Anaasɛ Ɛtetew wɔ Attic"] --> ElecCheck["ANAMMƆN 1; OGYA & ELECTRICAL NHWEHWƐMU:; Hwɛ main breaker panel sɛ AFCI breakers a abubu anaasɛ ceiling akanea a ɛrehyerɛn;; sɛ wosusuw sɛ waya a ɛyɛ nnam rewe a, dum attic/ceiling circuits a ɛka no"]

    ElecCheck --> SpeciesID{"2. Bere bɛn na wote dede ahorow no & tokuru a wɔde hyɛn mu no kɛse te dɛn?"}

    SpeciesID -->|"A. Thuds a emu yɛ duru wɔ ANADWO (9 PM kosi 5 AM) + 15-30 cm (6-12 in) soffit/vent a wɔatetew mu"| RaccoonBranch{"3. RACCOON PROTOCOL: So nkokoaa nneɛma (March kosi August) anaasɛ nnomaa a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu wɔ hɔ?"}

    RaccoonBranch -->|"Yiw: Nkokoaa a wɔwɔ hɔ (anaasɛ Ahohuru Bere/Awɔw Bere) ."| MaternalEvict["MATERNAL HARASSMENT EVICTION (MFA afiri anaa nsɔ tokuru ano de besi nnɛ):; Dane attic fi 'sum, komm & ahobammɔ' kɔ 'hyerɛn, dede & predator-scented':; 1. Fa LED adwuma kanea a ɛhyerɛn / strobe gu attic hatch mu; 2. Bɔ radio a wɔde kasa denneennen 24/7 wɔ nest zone ase pɛɛ; 3. Fa ntama a wɔde ahyɛ fie ammonia anaa cider vinegar mu gu kɔfe toa a wɔato mu mu a ɛbɛn sɛ wobɛkɔ mu;  to Mother raccoon bɛsoa kits mmiako mmiako afi tokuru no mu akɔ backup tree den wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 kosi 72 mu"]

    RaccoonBranch -->|"Dabi: Wɔahyɛ no den sɛ ɔpanyin a ɔyɛ ankonam (Otwabere/Awɔw Bere) anaasɛ ɛna a wɔatu akɔtra baabi foforo akyi kits"| PaperTest["ATESƐM NKRATAA PLUG SƆHWƐ A ƐWƆ ANADWO 3:; Fa atesɛm krataa a wɔabɔ no akuturuku brɛoo gu tokuru a wɔde hyɛn mu no mu anwummere anadwo 3;; sɛ krataa no tra hɔ nnɔnhwerew 72 a wɔmfa wɔn nsa nka ho a, fa 16-gauge galvanized hardware cloth & sheet metal seal daa"]

    SpeciesID -->|"B. Ntɛmntɛm a wɔde tu mmirika wɔ DAWN & DUSK + 5 cm (2 in) nnua a wɔawe no ntwea/gable"| SquirrelBranch["SQUIRREL NKYERƐKYERƐMU:; 1. Hwɛ perimeter eaves & ɔdan atifi sanba nyinaa; fa ntama a wɔde yɛ nneɛma a ne kɛse yɛ nsateakwaa 1/4 kata ntokuru a ɛto so abien no nyinaa so; 2. Wɔ MAIN entry tokuru no so no, fa Spring-loaded One-Way Wire Exclusion Funnel/Door si hɔ; (Di kan hwɛ sɛ March/April anaa July/August pinky litters biara nni hɔ a wɔantwa nufu); 3. Twitwa nnua nkorabata nyinaa akyi mita 3 (anammɔn 10) fi ɔdan atifi"]

    MaternalEvict --> PaperTest
    PaperTest --> BioCleanup["ANAMMƆN A ETWATOW; BIOHAZARD & WIRE NKYERƐKYERƐMU:; 1. Hwɛ Romex nhama a ɛda adi no mu hwɛ sɛ kɔbere kyerɛ anaa; fa junction-box splices hyɛ mu; 2. Fa nsu a ɛrefɔw ( bɛboro 100 C / 212 F) hyehyɛ raccoon tiafi bere a wohyɛ P100 respirator; bag a ɛho agu fĩ a wɔde siw mframa ano"]

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Deep dive 1: Diagnostic acoustic and physical forensics (Aboa bɛn na ɔwɔ wo dan atifi?)¶

Ansa na wobɛpaw ɔkwan a ɛfata a wobɛfa so atu obi afi fie anaasɛ wubehu ɔpon a ɛkɔ ɔkwan biako a wɔfa so yi fi mu no kɛse a wode bedi dwuma no, fa nnyigyei, nhyehyɛe, nneɛma a wɔsɛe no wɔ hyɛn mu, ne nsu a wɔde gu mu no toto ho denam wuram mmoa asɛnnibea nhyehyɛe yi so:

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Deep dive 2: Sɛnea wobɛpam ɛna a ɔyɛ ɔkraman ne ne kits afi hɔ a worenkyere wɔn anaasɛ worenkata wɔn mu¶

Dɛn nti na nnwumakuw a wɔhwɛ wuram mmoa so ne ɔman no dwumadibea ahorow a ɛhwɛ abɔde mu nneɛma so tu afiewuranom fo denneennen sɛ **wɔnsɛ sɛ wɔde afiri a wɔde fa afiri mu nhyɛ ɔdan no atifi anaasɛ wɔmfa nnadewa nkɔto raccoon tokuru a ɛyɛ nnam a wɔato mu wɔ March ne August ntam? - Sɛ wokyere ɛna ɔkraman a ɔrema nufu wɔ dade afiri afiri mu wɔ abɔnten na wotwe no kɔ (a ɛno nso yɛ mmara so bu wɔ aman dodow no ara mu esiane rabies-vector translocation mmara nti), ne nkokoaa 3 kosi 5 a n’ani afura, a wontumi nyɛ hwee no da so ara sie wo dan atifi anaa ɔfasu mu amena mu tɔnn. Wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 akyi bere a ɔkɔm de wo no, saa nneɛma a wɔde su no wea kɔ w’afasu no mu a ɛyɛ tokuru a ɛda hɔ gyina hɔ no mu na wowuwu wɔ drywall no akyi, na ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wode saw bue wo mpa ne wo dan mu afasu mu na ama woayi afunu a ɛreporɔw afi hɔ. - Nea ɛne no bɔ abira no, ɛna a ɔyɛ ɔkraman paw wo dan atifi nkutoo efisɛ osuasua dua bi a ɛwɔ tokuru a ɛtwam wɔ nkwagye ho sɔhwɛ abiɛsa mu: ɛyɛ sum kɛse, ɛyɛ komm a awu, na ɛyɛ huam a ahobammɔ wom fi akraman mmarima ne akraman ho. Ɛna biara a ɔyɛ ɔkraman hwɛ 2 kɔsi 3 backup den sites wɔ mpɔtam a atwa ho ahyia no so.

The Humane "3-Sense Maternal Eviction Protocol" (Hann + Nnyigyei + Predator Hua) .¶

Ɛdenam bere koro mu a wobɛtow ahyɛ ɛna raccoon den-safety instincts abiɛsa no nyinaa so wɔ wo dan atifi pɛɛ no ​​so no, woma ogye di sɛ aboa bi a ɔkyere mmoa we ahu ne nursery, na ɛkanyan no ma ɔfa ne kits no brɛoo wɔ wɔn kɔn mu scruff no ho mmiako mmiako wɔ anwummere na ɔde kɔ soffit tokuru no mu kɔ ne abɔnten backup den no mu wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 kosi 72 ntam::

   [THE 3-SENSE MATERNAL RACCOON EVICTION SETUP]

              [Torn Soffit Entry Hole (LEFT WIDE OPEN)]
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                              |  (Mother carries kits out at dusk)
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   | ATTIC SPACE                                                  |
   |   [1. SIGHT: Bright LED Work Light / Strobe aimed at eaves]  |
   |   [2. SMELL: Ammonia Rag inside Perforated Metal Coffee Can] |
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   | CEILING DRYWALL                                              |
   |   [3. SOUND: Portable Radio taped/held near ceiling playing  |
   |              loud human talk radio 24 hours a day]           |
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1. Stimulus 1 - Yi Esum Fi hɔ (Bright LED Adwuma Hann anaa Strobe):
2. Wɔ awia mfinimfini, bere a wohyɛ aboa nhoma nsateaa, aniwa ho banbɔ, ne afiri a wɔde home no, paapae wo dan atifi kwan a wobɛfa so akɔ mu no mu akyirikyiri araa ma wode nwini-running 5,000-lumen LED adwuma kanea anaa flashing LED strobe kanea bɛto abansoro dan no mu a ɛkyerɛ ntwea so baabi a wote sɛ wɔrebɔ no.
3. (Ogya Ahobammɔ Mmara: Fa LED adwuma akanea a ɛyɛ nwini NKUTOO a anyɛ yiye koraa no, ɛne cellulose anaa fiberglass insulation ntam kwan yɛ sɛntimita 60 / anammɔn 2; MMFA halogen adwuma kanea a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛyɛ watt 500 anaa kanea a ɛtɔ gu fam nhyɛ abansoro dan so DA, efisɛ halogen bɔlɔb du 500°C / 932°F na ɛhyew abansoro dan insulation ogya tɔ wɔ sikɔne kakraa bi mu.)
4. Stimulus 2 - Yi Kommyɛ Fi hɔ (24/7 Nnipa Nkɔmmɔbɔ Radio a Ɛyɛ Den):
5. Raccoons bu wɔn ani gu nnwom anaa dede fitaa a ɛkɔ so daa so ntɛm ara, nanso nnipa nne a ɛyɛ basabasa a ɛkɔ so (agumadi mu ɔkasa radio anaa nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ radio) kanyan awosu mu mmuae a ɛma wɔkwati nnipa.
6. Fa radio a wɔde batere yɛ adwuma anaasɛ wɔde hyɛ mu gu abansoro dan no atifi hatch no mu (anaasɛ nhomakorabea tenten bi a wɔamia so tẽẽ wɔ mpa no atifi drywall a ɛwɔ berebuw no ntwea so pɛɛ no ​​atifi) bɔ ɔkasa radio a ano yɛ den nnɔnhwerew 24 da biara.
7. Stimulus 3 - Olfactory Eviction (Fie Ammonia a ɛwɔ Toa a Wɔato mu anaa Apple Cider Vinegar mu):
8. Dɛn nti na ammonia? Raccoon (mmoa) anini a wɔanyinyin taa kum nufusu ho nneɛma, na coyote/aboa a wɔkyere mmoa we nsu mu ammonia a ano yɛ den dɔɔso; bere a ɔkraman ɛna bi a ɔrema nufu te ammonia nsu a ano yɛ den hua wɔ ne amena mu no, ohu sɛ asiane bi a ɛbɛma wawu ntɛm ara aba ne nwura so.
9. Nhwie ammonia a ɛyɛ nsu ngu attic insulation anaa drywall so tẽẽ da (ɛbɛsɛe wo ceiling na ahyɛ w’abusua ahurututu abufuw). Mmom no, fa dade kɔfe toa anaa mason toa a ɛho tew a wɔabɔ ntokuru wɔ dade akataso no mu, fa ntama dedaw 3 anaa krataa mpopaho gu toa no mu, hwie amonia a wɔde tew fie (anaasɛ cider vinegar / aguadi coyote nsu) mililita 120 (kuruwa ½) gu ntama a ɛwɔ toa no mu no so, na fa toa no gu abansoro dan no mu a ɛbɛn baabi a wɔyɛ berebuw no anaa fa hyɛ baabi a ɛbɛn soffit no mu tokuru no wɔ dua tenten bi so.
10. Fa "3-Night Crumpled Newspaper Test" no Di Dwuma Sɛ Worekɔ Ansa na Woahyɛ Nsɔano:
11. Sɛ abansoro dan no yɛ komm koraa anadwo abien wie a, foro antweri bi wɔ abɔnten awiabere na fa atesɛm krataa abien a abubu anaa fiberglass insulation bɔɔl hyɛ soffit/roof tokuru no mu denneennen (yɛ den araa ma mframa remmɔ no mfi mu, nanso ɛnyɛ den araa ma aboa biara a aka no betumi de ne nan biako apia no afi mu).
12. Hwɛ atesɛm krataa plug no anɔpa biara nnafua 3 a ɛtoatoa so. Sɛ wɔanpia atesɛm krataa no ankɔ anaasɛ wɔanhaw no wɔ anadwo 3 a edi mũ akyi a, ɔdan no atifi da mpan ɔha biara mu 100 na ayɛ krado sɛ wɔde dade a wɔde galvanized a emu yɛ duru bɛto mu daa.

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Deep dive 3: Sɛnea wɔde One-Way Exclusion Funnel tu akraman (Na nea enti a foam & screen di nkogu) .¶

Sɛ wɔn a wɔhyɛn wo dan atifi no yɛ dua mu akraman a wɔyɛ adwuma awia (wɔyɛ nnam bere a owia apue ne owiatɔe) anaa akraman a wotu anadwo a, ɔkwan a wɔfa so tu wɔn fi hɔ no yɛ soronko kakra efisɛ akraman fi abansoro dan no so mpɛn pii da biara kɔhwehwɛ nnuaba ne nsu wɔ abɔnten:

1. Nea edi kan: Hwɛ Ɔdan no Atifi no Nyinaa na fa 16-Gauge Steel Seal Secondary Holes Nyinaa:
2. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ bere nyinaa na akraman we tokuru 2 anaa 3 a ɛsono emu biara a wɔde hyɛn/fi mu twa ɔdan no atifi ho hyia (mpɛn pii no wɔ 45-degree miter ntwea so baabi a aluminium fascia no hyia ɔdan no atifi shingles, wɔ nnua gable louvers, anaasɛ wɔ lead plumbing vent pipes ho).
3. Gyae TOkuru titiriw a ɛkɔ mu a ɛyɛ adwuma sen biara no bue, na kɔkora tokuru foforo biara a ɛto so abien ne gable vent screen a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no so daa denam 6-millimeter (¼-inch) anaa 13-millimeter (½-inch) 16-to-19-gauge galvanized welded steel hardware ntama a wɔde 25-millimeter (1-inch) washer-head hex abɔ ho ban no so nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a anyɛ yiye koraa no ɛtrɛw sentimita 15 (nsateakwaa 6) sen nnua a wɔawe no wɔ afã horow nyinaa.
4. Dɛn nti na polyurethane a wɔde petepete foam (Great Stuff) ne mfɛnsere so ntama MMSI akraman anaa akraman DA: Polyurethane foam a ɛretrɛw no wɔ ahoɔden a ɛko tia paanoo a asɛe; akraman nam aduru a wɔde petepete so, plastic louvers, fiberglass mfɛnsere ahama, ne aluminium a ɛyɛ tratraa a ne kɛse yɛ milimita 0.4 a ɛhyerɛn mu tẽẽ wɔ nea ennu sikɔne 120 mu. heavy-gauge galvanized steel hardware ntama anaa 24-gauge sheet metal nkutoo na ɛma rodent incisors gyae.
5. Nea ɛto so abien: Fa Ɔkwan Baako Wire Exclusion Door si Main Entry Hole no so:
6. Sɛ yɛfa no sɛ ɛwɔ adapɛn 5 adapɛn 5 akraman mma mfɛnsere abien a wontwaa nufu no akyi (March mfiase kosi April mfinimfini ne July awiei kosi August, anaasɛ sɛ mmofra nkumaa adi adapɛn 6 na wɔne ɛna no rehwehwɛ aduan wɔ abɔnten pɛ a), fa Aguadi ahohuru bere a wɔde One-Way Squirrel Exclusion Door (anaasɛ yɛ 35-centimeter / 14-inch tapered cone fi 6-millimeter / ¼-inch galvanized hardware ntama a ne trɛw nnyinaso kata tokuru no so na ne teateaa 5-centimeter / 2-inch ano no bata abɔnten kɔ midair a 25 centimeters fi ɔfasu no).
7. Sɛ akraman no fi abansoro dan no so anɔpatutuutu kɔhwehwɛ aduan ne nsu a, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔfa waya a ɛkɔ ɔkwan biako so anaa funnel ano no mu fi adi; sɛ wɔsan ba nnɔnhwerew abien akyi a, spring flap anaa midair funnel tip a ɛsensɛn hɔ no mma wontumi nsan nkɔ mu.
8. Gyae funnel a ɛfa ɔkwan biako so a wɔayi afi mu no wɔ nea ɛwɔ hɔ no mu nnafua 5 kosi 7 kosi sɛ dede a ɛwɔ dan atifi no nyinaa begyae koraa, afei yi funnel no na fa dade a wɔde ayɛ ntama ne ntama a wɔde yɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ den a ɛtra hɔ daa no abɔ tokuru no so.

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Deep dive 4: Ɛlektrik ogya nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ tuo akyi ne Baylisascaris tiafi mu sterilization¶

Sɛ mmoa no fi adi na wɔde dade hyehyɛ tokuru a wɔde hyɛn abɔnten no mu wie a, agyapade abien a asiane wom da so ara wɔ wo dan atifi a ɛsɛ sɛ wudi ho dwuma ansa na woato apon no mu:

1. Hwɛ Attic Romex Wiring sɛ Gnawed Insulation anaa¶

• Fa NIOSH P100 anaa N95 respirator, aniwa ahwehwɛ, coveralls a wɔtow gu, ne nsateaa a ɛyɛ den hyɛ.
• Sɛ wotiatia nnua a wɔde ayɛ nnua no so denneennen a, hyerɛn kanea bi wɔ fitaa, kɔkɔɔ, anaa borɔdɔma NM-B (Romex) anyinam ahoɔden nhama biara a ɛnam nhama a ɛbɛn tokuru a wɔde hyɛn mu ne beae a wɔyɛ berebuw no so.
• Nea ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ: Akraman ne mpɔtorɔ yi akyi PVC akataso ne emu krataa a wɔde kyekyere kɔbere nhama no ho, na ɛma kɔbere nhama a ɛda hɔ kwa 120V tuntum (ɛyɛ hyew), fitaa (ɛnyɛ nea enni afã biara), ne nea wɔayam da adi wɔ cellulose a ɛyɛ dry anaa fiberglass insulation mu.
• Sɛnea wosiesie dan atifi waya a wɔawe: Mfa anyinam ahoɔden teyp nkyekyere Romex nhama a ɔkraman awe no ho da wɔ baabi a kɔbere a ɛda hɔ kwa da adi anaasɛ wɔabɔ no. Dane OFF saa circuit breaker no wɔ main panel no so, hwɛ sɛ awuo denam non-contact voltage tester so, twa ɔfã a wɔawe no, na fa nhama foforo a ɛne no hyia-gauge NM-B mu dade abien a wɔakata so anaasɛ UL-listed plastic electrical junction boxes a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn abɔ rafters a ɛwɔ insulation line no atifi (per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15 / per NEC 300.15) 334.40 na ɛwɔ hɔ).

2. Anamɔn biara CDC Nhyehyɛe a Wɔde Hohoro Raccoon Tiafi (Baylisascaris procyonis) .¶

Sɛ ɔkraman bi de wo dan atifi di dwuma a, ɔde ne nsu gu mmeae a ɛyɛ petee a wɔatiatia so a wɔfrɛ no tiafi. Esiane sɛ Baylisascaris roundworm nkesua tra ase wɔ bleach, ammonia, ne nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔtaa de di dwuma mu nti, di CDC Heat-Sterilization Protocol akyi: 1. Ahyɛdeɛ sɛ Wɔde Ankorankoro Ahobanbɔ Nneɛma (PPE): Hyɛ NIOSH N95 anaa P100 ahomegyeɛ akatasoɔ a wɔde ahyɛ mu, boot covers a wɔtow gu, akatasoɔ a wɔtow gu (Tyvek suit), ne double nitrile/rubber gloves. 2. Dampen First (Never Dry-Sweep or Vacuum): Fa nsuo a ɛfiri toa a wɔde petepete mu mu fa nsuo a ɛyɛ fĩ a wɔaboaboa ano ne fiberglass insulation a atwa ho ahyia no mu brɛoo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mfuturo a ɛyɛ dry anaa microscopic eggs bɛyɛ mframa. 3. Fa Gross Feces ne Contaminated Insulation no kotoku mu: Fa plastic dustpan a wɔtow gu anaasɛ inverted heavy-duty 3-mil contractor trash bags di dwuma, fa nsu a ayɛ nwini no na bobɔ fiberglass batt insulation a efĩ wom no fã a ɛwɔ ase no. Fa nwura no gu bag mu abien, fa duct tape kata so, na tow gu kurow no mu nwura a ɛyɛ den mu. 4. Fa Nsu a Ɛfɔw (>100°C / 212°F) anaasɛ Steam kɔ Nnua Subfloor/Drywall a Ɛda adi no so: - Fa nkakrankakra hwie anaa sponge nsu a wɔanoa foforo (100°C / 212°F) fi anyinam ahoɔden kettle mu (anaasɛ fa fie mu nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛkorɔn a wɔde tew nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew a wɔde kura nnua no ani sikɔne 15 wɔ nsateakwaa ahinanan biara mu) gu nnua a ɛda hɔ kwa no so wɔ baabi a tiafi no home no. Ɔhyew a ɛka bom boro 62 kosi 100 degrees Celsius (144 kosi 212 degrees Fahrenheit) ma nkesua no akorade no sɛe na ekum Baylisascaris nwansena ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 ntɛm ara. (Mfa propane kanea a wɔabue mu nni dwuma da wɔ nnua a wɔde ayɛ atrae dan atifi mu.) 5. Hohoro na Tow PPE gu wɔ Attic Hatch: Ansa na wobɛforo akɔ wo kwan so no, yi wo coveralls a wɔtow gu, boot covers, ne gloves no gu nwura kotoku mu wɔ antweri no atifi, na hohoro wo nsa ne wo ntade wɔ samina nsu a ɛyɛ hyew mu ntɛm ara.

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Mpɔtam hɔ ntɛmpɛ nɔma ne adwumakuw no nhyehyɛe ahorow¶

Sɛ aboa bi a ɔwɔ abansoro so hyɛn wo tenabea, da awiabere mu ahodwiriw/atirimɔdensɛm adi, anaasɛ ɔka/ɔbɔ onipa anaa afieboa bi a:

• United States ne Canada: Frɛ 911 (hwɛ nɔma ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ) anaa wo mantam Animal Control / Public Health Rabies Hotline ntɛm ara sɛ obi anaa afieboa biara ne ɔkraman (asase so ɔyare mmoawa titiriw a wɔde ɔyare mmoawa ba wɔ Amerika Atifi fam ka skunks, akraman, ne akraman ho) honam fam nkitahodi a. Raccoon roundworm a wɔde yi efĩ no di CDC Baylisascaris procyonis akwankyerɛ a wɔde ma ɔhyew a ɛnyɛ adwuma no akyi.
• United Kingdom: Frɛ 999 ma anyinam ahoɔden ogya anaa 101 / mpɔtam hɔ agyinatukuo nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia akwahosan ma asiane a ɛwɔ mmoawa a wɔsɛe nnɔbae mu. Wɔ Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 9) ase no, Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) a ɔtow hyɛ so no yɛ Schedule 9 a ɔtow hyɛ so: ɛyɛ mfomso wɔ UK sɛ wobɛgyae ɔkraman a ɔyɛ fitaa a wɔakyere no asan akɔ wuram. Native Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) ne UK bats nyinaa, mmara abɔ ho ban denneennen na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔhaw wɔn da wɔ ɔdan atifi a wonni Natural England anaa NatureScot tumi krataa.
• European Union: Frɛ 112 ma ntɛmpɛ. Wɔakyerɛw Amerika Atifi fam Raccoon (Procyon lotor) din wɔ EU List of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern (Mmara 1143/2014); di wuram mmoa ho adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ adansedi krataa di nkitaho na wɔayi wɔn afi mu wɔ mmara kwan so.
• Australia ne New Zealand: Frɛ 000 wɔ Australia anaa 111 wɔ New Zealand. Wɔ Australia no, ɔdan atifi a wɔbɔ anadwo no taa fi Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) anaa Ringtail Possums a wɔyɛ kurom hɔfo, a wɔbɔ wɔn ho ban wɔ ɔman wuram mmoa nneyɛe ase; wubetumi afa ɔdan atifi pon a ɛkɔ ɔkwan biako so atu possum afi hɔ sɛ wode nnua a wɔde yɛ possum berebuw adaka foforo si dua bi a ɛbɛn hɔ so nkutoo a.
• India ne Asia-Pacific: Frɛ 112 wɔ India anaa 119 wɔ Japan ne South Korea. Wɔ Japan no, wɔahyɛ Raccoons (Araiguma) ne Masked Palm Civets (Hakubishin) a wɔtow hyɛ abansoro so (yaneura) ho mmara wɔ Japan Invasive Alien Species Act ase.

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Nsɛm a wɔtaa bisa¶

Sɛ meforo kɔ soro kɛkɛ anaasɛ mede nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn to soffit tokuru no mu bere a ɔkraman anaa ɔkraman no da so ara wɔ me dan atifi mu a, dɛn na ɛba?¶

Mfa tokuru a wɔde hyɛn ɔdan atifi no ano da kosi sɛ wobɛfa ɔpon a wɔayi afi mu a ɛkɔ ɔkwan biako so anaasɛ atesɛm krataa mu sɔhwɛ a wɔyɛ no anadwo 3 so ahwɛ sɛ ɔdan no atifi da mpan koraa. Sɛ wokyere ɔkraman anaa ɔkraman a wanyin wɔ wo dan atifi a onni ɔkwan biara a ɔbɛfa so afi mu a obenya nsu a, aboa a nsu nnim na ne ho yeraw no no bɛwe na wabɔ ne nsateaa wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ den koraa no so (a mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ mfinimfini drywall ceiling a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ne kɛse yɛ milimita 13 / nsateakwaa 1/2 anaasɛ aguaree mu mframa a wɔde yi mframa fi dan mu) na wahwe ase tẽẽ akɔ wo mpa anaa wo dan mu, anaasɛ ɔbɛwe mu anyinam ahoɔden nhama a ɛyɛ volt 120 a ɛte ase na wofi ogya a ɛwɔ abansoro dan atifi ase. Nea enye koraa no, sɛ woto ɛna bi a ɔrema nufu mu wɔ abɔnten bere a ne nkokoaa a n’ani afura nneɛma da so ara wɔ abansoro dan no mu a, ɛna no de basabasayɛ bɛtetew tokuru foforo koraa bi mu afa wo asphalt dan atifi shingles ne plywood decking no mu saa anadwo no ara ma adu ne nwura no ho.

So ultrasonic plug-in pest pest repellers anaa mothballs yɛ adwuma de pam akraman anaa akraman fi ɔdan atifi?¶

Sukuupɔn ntrɛwmu nhwehwɛmu a wɔahyɛ so ne Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ada no adi sɛ ultrasonic plug-in repellers ntumi nyɛ adwuma yiye wɔ abansoro so efisɛ nnyigyei asorɔkye a ano yɛ den ntumi nkɔ fiberglass batt insulation, nnua a wɔde ayɛ nnua, anaa ntwea so, na mpɔtorɔ anaa akraman asua nnyigyei no wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 mu. Nea ɛho hia sen saa mpo no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wotow nwansena (naphthalene anaa paradichlorobenzene) gu abansoro dan mu DA de pam wuram mmoa: nwansena a wode bedi dwuma wɔ ɔdan atifi a wɔantoto mu no bu aban mmara a ɛfa nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔsɛe nnɔbae ho a ɛyɛ aban EPA mmara so, na nnuru a awuduru wom no wusiw kɔ wo mpa mu na ɛde mogya a ɛtɔ kɔ mogya mu, mmerɛbo ne asaabo a ɛsɛe, ne ɔhome mu yare ba mmofra ne afieboa mu bere a ontumi nsiw ɛna bi a ɔyɛ ɔkraman kwan mfi ne kits no mu no.

Mɛyɛ dɛn ahu sɛ ɔkraman anaa ɔkraman bi a ɔwɔ me sare so awiabere wɔ akisikuru?¶

Mfa no sɛ aboa bi anya akisikuru esiane sɛ wuhu no sɛ wada awiabere kɛkɛ nti. Akraman fi awosu mu yɛ adwuma awia (wɔyɛ adwuma da mũ nyinaa), na ɛna a ɔma nufu a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden taa hwehwɛ aduan ne nsu wɔ awiabere mu wɔ ahohuru bere ne ahohuru bere mu efisɛ nufusu a ɔyɛ ma nneɛma anan a enyin no ma ne calorie a ohia da biara da no mmɔho abien. Nanso, ƐSƐ sɛ wususuw sɛ wowɔ rabies anaa canine distemper (na wode nnipa ne afieboa nyinaa tra dan mu bere a worefrɛ Animal Control ntɛm ara) sɛ ɔkraman anaa nufuboa foforo bi nantew kurukuruwa, ɔto hintidua te sɛ nea wabubu wɔ n’akyi nan mu, ɛte sɛ nea onnim dede, ɔteɛteɛm denneennen, otwitwa ne ho, anaasɛ ɔda basabasayɛ a wɔanhyɛ da adi a.

So metumi de sotɔɔ mu vacuum a HEPA filter wom adi dwuma de asiesie raccoon nsu a ɛwɔ me dan atifi?¶

CDC akwankyerɛ tu fo sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde ofie anaa sotɔɔ mu afiri a wɔde yi mframa fi mu nni dwuma wɔ raccoon tiafi a ayow so, efisɛ afiri a wɔde yiyi mu ma mfutuma nketenkete a ɛyɛ aerosolize na ɛde Baylisascaris roundworm nkesua a wontumi nkum denam bleach a wɔde bɛhohoro vacuum no mu wɔ ɛno akyi no gu vacuum hose ne canister no mu. Mmom no, hyɛ NIOSH N95/P100 afiri a wɔde home, ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ, mpaboa kataso a wɔtow gu, ne nsateaa abien; fa nsu a wɔde petepete toa mu hyehyɛ nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ ne nneɛma a atwa ho ahyia a ɛbɔ ho ban no brɛoo na ama mfutuma akɔ fam; scoop na bobɔ nwura no tẽẽ gu plastic contractor bag a emu yɛ duru a ɛwɔ ntoatoaso abien mu; na hwie nsu a ɛrefɔw (100°C / 212°F) gu nnua a ɛda hɔ kwa a wɔde ayɛ a ɛwɔ ase no so.

Ɛhe na ɛsɛ sɛ mitwitwa nnua nkorabata akyi na ama akraman ne akraman ansan anhuruw akɔ me dan atifi?¶

Apuei fam akraman a wɔn ho yɛ fitaa ne ɔkraman akraman tumi huruw kɔ soro kodu mita 2.4 kosi 3 (anammɔn 8 kosi 10) fi dua bi a ɛwosow so kɔ ɔdan atifi ano. Sɛ wotu wuram mmoa no na wode dade ntama a ɛyɛ galvanized a ne kɛse yɛ gauge 16 twitwa wo soffits ne mframa a ɛkɔ wo mframa mu no ho akode wie a, twitwa nnua nkorabata a ɛsensɛn so no nyinaa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mframa a emu da hɔ a ɛyɛ mita 3 (anammɔn 10) bɛkɔ baabiara afi wo dan atifi ne afiri a wɔde sɔ gya no mu, na fa aluminum a ɛyɛ mmerɛw kyekyere wo soffits ne mframa a ɛkɔ mu no ho dade a wɔde twa nnua ntini a ɛda hɔ a ɛbɛn hɔ ho hyia a ne sorokɔ yɛ mita 1.5 (anammɔn 5) fi fam ma enti akraman ntumi foro so.

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Akwankyerɛ ahorow a ɛfa ho¶

• Skunk wɔ fie anaa crawlspace, bat wɔ dan mu, ne wuram mmoa a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu
• Rat anaa mouse chewed wiring, rodent hantavirus ahotew, ne attic biohazard
• Attic ogya, exhaust fan a ɛyɛ hyew dodo, ne dryer vent ogya
• Rabies a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu, bat a wohyia wɔn, ne aduru a wɔde siw ano wɔ bere a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu akyi
• Roof leak: ntɛmpɛ mu containment ne tarping

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Fibea ne aban akwankyerɛ¶

• Asoɛeɛ a ɛhwɛ nyarewa ano na ɛsi ano (CDC): Baylisascaris procyonis (Raccoon Roundworm) - Abɔdeɛ a nkwa wom, Aniwa ne Ntini mu Larva Migrans Transmission, ne Ɔhyeɛ a Wɔde Popa Raccoon Tiafi mu.
• Ɔman Ogya Ahobammɔ Fekuw (NFPA 70 / NEC): Ɔman no anyinam ahoɔden Mmara - Resiesie Rodent-Damaged Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (NM-B) denam Accessible Junction Boxes ne AFCI Protection so.
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) & State Cooperative Extension Wildlife Programs: Nnipa Ɛnanom a Wɔpam Attic Raccoons ne Squirrels a Wɔde Multisensory Harassment ne One-Way Exclusion Doors Di Dwuma.
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) & Health Canada: Zonotic Parasite Ahwɛyiye ne PPE Gyinapɛn a ɛfa Confined-Space Attic Wildlife Remediation ho.
• UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) & Natural England: Wim Mmoa ne Nkuraase Mmara 1981 Nhyehyɛeɛ 9 Mmara a ɛfa Gray Squirrels a wɔba ne Protected Loft Species ho.