Nā Raccoons a i ʻole nā Squirrels i loko o ka Attic: ʻO nā uea Romex i kāhu ʻia, nā ʻōpala i haehae ʻia, a me ka hoʻokuke palekana.¶

ʻO ka lohe ʻana i nā kapuaʻi koʻikoʻi, e like me ke kanaka, ka leo leo, a i ʻole ka ʻakaʻaka ʻana ma luna pono o ka pā hale maloʻo o kou keʻena moe ma mua o ka pōʻino e hoʻopilikia i ka hiamoe: ʻo ia ke ahi e hoʻoikaika ana i ka hale, ke komo ʻana i ka wai, a me ka pilikia zoonotic biohazard koʻikoʻi. Loaʻa i nā squirrels lāʻau (nā squirrels hina hikina, nā squirrels ʻulaʻula, a me nā squirrels lele) e ulu mau ana, ʻoi aku ka ʻoi ʻoi ʻoi e ulu ana ma kahi o 15 kenimika (6 ʻīniha) i kēlā me kēia makahiki, e koi ana iā lākou e ʻāhuu mau i nā lāʻau lāʻau, nā paipu paipu PEX, a me ka lole PVC 120sulation-120sulation. nā uwea uwila non-metallic (Romex) i kanu ʻia ma lalo o ka uhi aniani fiberglass (iole a iole nau uwea a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe hantavirus a ke ahi o ka hale a me ka peʻahi hoʻopau wela). I ka manawa like, he raccoon wahine makua (Procyon lotor) nona ka 7 a 14 kilokani (15 a hiki i 30 paona) he mau forepaws a me ka leverage o ke kino o luna e ʻoki ai i nā panela alumini, nā puka makani o ka hale, a me nā shingles hale asphalt ma waho o kou hale hale, e wehe ana i kahi (30-kenimika) mika (30 kenimika).leak o ka hale) oiai e hookumu ana i ka raccoon latrine nona na feces i loko o na miliona o na hua microscopic o Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm), he parasite pale wela a me ke kemika e hiki ai ke hoohuliia i ka makapo, coma, a me ka eosinophilic meningoencephalitis make i loko o ke kanaka ke inhaled a komo.

ʻO ka mea pōʻino loa, hana maʻamau ka poʻe hale makaʻu i ka hewa ʻino loa i ka mālama holoholona: piʻi ʻana i kahi alapiʻi i ke ao a kui i kahi ʻāpana metala a i ʻole ka lāʻau ma luna o ka lua soffit i haehae ʻia ** me ka ʻole e hōʻoia mua inā hūnā ʻia kahi ʻōpala o nā pēpē raccoons (kits) a i ʻole pēpē squirrels i loko o ka insulation hale**. Inā hoʻopaʻa ʻoe i ka raccoon makuahine ma waho o kāna pahu hānai, e haehae ʻo ia i nā ʻūhā o ka hale e pili ana a i ʻole e nau pololei i ka fascia lāʻau i loko o nā hola; inā e laka ʻoe i ka raccoon a i ʻole ka squirrel *i loko * o ka hale me ka puka ʻole, e maʻi ka holoholona weliweli i loko o kou pā hale maloʻo 13-milimeter (½-inihi) gypsum a hāʻule pololei i loko o kou lumi noho a i ʻole nā lumi moe o nā keiki (skunk i loko o ka hale a i ʻole ʻōpeʻapeʻa i loko o ka lumi hoʻokipa). Inā komo kekahi mammals ʻāhiu huhū i loko o kou home a nahu paha i ke kanaka a i ʻole ka holoholona (ʻike ʻana i ka rabies a me nā ʻōpeʻa), e hoʻokaʻawale i ka lumi a kāhea aku i kou wahi helu pilikia (911 ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me Kanada, 112 ma waena o ka Hui ʻEulopa, 999 ma United Kingdom) a i ʻole ka hoʻomalu holoholona kūloko koke. Hāʻawi kēia alakaʻi i nā kaʻina hana ulia pōpilikia e ʻike i nā ʻano mea i loko o kou hale keʻena ma ka manawa o ka lā a me ke kani, e nānā no ka wili wili ʻana o ka attic me ka ʻole o ka hoʻouka ʻia ʻana e ka makuahine pale, e kipaku aku i nā holoholona makua a me nā ʻōpio me ka palekana me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā puka hoʻoneʻe ʻia hoʻokahi ala, a hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka wai make ma mua o ka wai wela. bleach pono ole.

E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶

Inā lohe ʻoe i ke kuʻi nui ʻana, kaʻu ʻana, a i ʻole ke kani ʻana ma kou keʻena o ka hale i kēia manawa, a i ʻole ʻoe e nānā i waho a ʻike i kahi panela alumini i haehae ʻia, ʻāhaehae ʻia ka puka makani o ka hale, a i ʻole ka mea hoʻolalelale e kau ana ma waho o nā ʻea, e hana koke i kēia mau hana ʻeono:

1. ** Mai kui a wili paha i ka puka o waho a i ʻole ka puka komo o ka hale a pani ʻia a hiki i ka 100 ka nui o ka hōʻoia ʻana aia ka holoholona ma waho a ʻaʻohe pahu pēpē ʻole i loko o ka hale hale**: Ma waena o Fepeluali a me ʻAukake (ka manawa hānau makuahine mua no nā raccoons a me nā squirrels ma ka ʻĀpana ʻĀkau), ma kahi o 80 pakeneka o ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hānai holoholona ma ka hale. he hale hānai mālama holoholona**. ʻO ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka lua i ka wā e noho ai nā pēpē i loko e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻia e ʻoki ka makuahine i ka lua nui ma waena o kou mau hale i kēia pō e hoʻopakele iā lākou, a i ʻole e kolo ana nā pēpē i paʻa i loko o kou mau lua o loko a make, e hana ana i ka ʻala ʻala a me ka lele ʻana o ka lele.
2. E ʻike i ka ʻano mea komo i loko o 60 kekona ma ka manawa pololei o ka lā āu e lohe ai i nā leo a me ka nui o ka puka komo waho:
3. Ua lohe ʻia nā walaʻau ma DAWN (6:00 AM a 8:00 AM) a me DUSK (4:00 PM a 6:00 PM), me ka holo wikiwiki ʻana, ka ʻōwili ʻana o ka nati, a me ke kani kani kiʻekiʻe; puka komo 4 a 7 knm (1.5 a 3 in) laula: Diurnal Tree Squirrels (Gray, Red, or Fox Squirrels).
4. Lohe ʻia nā walaʻau i ka pō (ma hope o ka hola 9:00 PM a ma mua o ka hola 5:00 AM):
   • Ka leo kani nui, lohi, kaumaha, ʻōpuʻu, ʻōpuʻu, kani manu, a me kahi soffit 15 a 30-cm (6-a-12-ʻīniha) i haehae ʻia a i ʻole puka makani hale: Nocturnal Raccoon (Procyon lotor).
   • ** ʻO ka māmā, ka pitter-patter wikiwiki a me ka uē mālie i ka pō; ʻākea liʻiliʻi 2.5-cm (1-ʻīniha) ma ka laina o ka hale**: Nocturnal Flying Squirrels, Rats, or Mice.
   • Ka lohi mālie, hoʻohuhū, a me ke ʻala ʻala ʻino ma nā hale o lalo a i ʻole ke kaupaku hale kaʻa: Nocturnal Opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
5. E nānā i kāu papa hoʻoheheʻe uila no nā mea haki Arc-Fault (AFCI) i ʻoki ʻia a i ʻole nā kukui o ke kaupaku o luna, a e hoʻopau i nā lālā kaapuni pono ʻole inā lohe ʻoe i ka lāʻau / uea e ʻoki ana: I ka wā e nahu ai nā squirrels a i ʻole nā ​​iole i loko o ka puʻu plastik waho o kahi uea Romex 120V i kanu ʻia i loko o ka lāʻau maloʻo maloʻo a i ʻole ka fiberglass ke ahi o ka hale e a ana. Inā ʻala a ʻala paha nā kukui o luna e like me ka plastik wela, e hoʻohuli koke i ka kukui o luna / attic circuit breakers i OFF ma kāu papa nui.
6. Mai piʻi i luna ma kahi puka haiki liʻiliʻi o loko o ka hale i ka pō a i ʻole e hoʻokuʻu i kou poʻo ʻeleʻele i loko o ka uhi ʻeleʻele o ke keʻena kahi i kihi ʻia ai ka makuahine raccoon: ʻO kahi raccoon wahine 10-kilogram (22-paona) e pale ana i kahi ʻōpala o nā pahu ma kahi haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa e hoʻopiʻi a hōʻeha i ka ʻeha nui o ka maka a me ka lima. PEP). E nānā wale i ka wehe ʻana o ke alapiʻi i ke awakea me ke kau ʻana i ke kukui ʻālohilohi, nā makaaniani palekana, nā mīkina lima hana ʻili mānoanoa, a me kahi N95/P100 respirator, a paʻi nui i ka puka o ka attic hatch 5 manawa ma mua o ka hāpai ʻana no laila e haʻalele nā ​​mākua hānai ʻole mai ka puka.
7. Inā e kokoke mai ana ka ua a me ka hau a ua haehae ka raccoon i ka puka makani o ka hale, e hoʻokomo i ka "Hardware-Cloth One-Way Cone" no ka manawa lōʻihi a i ʻole e hoʻopaʻa i kahi tarp paona ma luna o ka puka o ka hale (i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma ka ʻaoʻao luna wale nō): Inā kokoke ka ʻino e ninini i ka wai ma kahi louver i haehae ʻia i kēia manawa, mai hoʻopaʻa i kēia manawa. E hoʻopaʻa i kahi ʻāpana pepa ʻilika kaumaha ma ka ** ʻEhi ma luna wale nō** ma luna o ka lua (e hoʻoheheʻe i ka ua i lalo i ka wā e ʻae ana i kahi raccoon i paʻa e hoʻokuʻu i waho i ke ahiahi), a i ʻole e paipai i ka makuahine e hoʻoneʻe i kāna mau pahu i kēia pō me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka **3-Sense Eviction Protocol (Bright Strobe Light + Ammonia hiki ke kamaʻilio ʻia ma ke Kofe i wehewehe ʻia) malalo.
8. MAʻAʻole e kahili, hoʻomāmā a hoʻopā paha i nā kulu raccoon i loko o ka hale me ka pale ʻole o ka hanu P100 a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka wela: Ua like ka feces Raccoon me nā ʻīlio liʻiliʻi i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā hua hua a hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma nā kihi pālahalaha kikoʻī o ka attic (raccoon latrines). ʻAʻole like me nā ʻōpala i hiki ke hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia me ka bleach, ʻo Baylisascaris procyonis nā hua roundworm he 100 pakeneka pale ʻole i ka bleach chlorine, ammonia, a me nā disinfectants maʻamau o ka haukapila; wale ka wai paila (>100°C / 212°F), ka mahu, a i ʻole ka lapalapa ahi propane e hoʻopau i nā ʻōhua lele.

Ka lāʻau hoʻoholo: ka ʻike ʻana i ke komo ʻana o nā holoholona hihiu, nānā uila, a me ka hoʻokuke palekana¶

E hahai i kēia lāʻau hoʻoholo hoʻoholo i kēlā me kēia ʻanuʻu e ʻike ai i ka holoholona i loko o kou halepaku, e hōʻoia inā aia nā pēpē i neʻe ʻole, a e hoʻokō i kahi hoʻokuke kanaka me ka ʻole o ka pōʻino.

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    Start["ʻO ke kuʻi nui ʻana, ka ʻuʻuku ʻana, a i ʻole ka ʻūhā ʻāhae ʻana ma ka hale kupapaʻu"] --> ElecCheck["KANAWAI 1; HE AHI & UILA:; E nānā i ka papa haʻihaʻi nui no nā mea haʻihaʻi AFCI a i ʻole nā ​​kukui kaupaku ʻōlinolino;; inā manaʻo ʻia ka nau ʻana o ka uea, e hoʻopau i nā kaʻa kaʻa kaapuni i hoʻopili ʻia"]

    ElecCheck --> SpeciesID{"2. I ka manawa hea ʻoe e lohe ai i nā leo & pehea ka nui o ka puka komo?"}

    SpeciesID -->|"A. Nā leo kani nui i ka pō (9 PM a 5 AM) + 15-30 knm (6-12 in) haehae ʻia"| RaccoonBranch{"3. RACCOON PROTOCOL: Aia nā pahu pēpē (Malaki a ʻAukake) a i ʻole ke kani ʻana o nā manu?"}

    RaccoonBranch -->|"ʻAe: Loaʻa nā pēpē (a i ʻole ke kau puna/kauwela)"| MaternalEvict["KA HOOPAU ANA I KA MATERNAL HARASSMENT EVICTION (Mai pahele a sila i ka puka i keia manawa):; E hoʻohuli i ka hale noho mai ka 'poʻeleʻele, mālie & palekana' i 'mālamalama, leo nui & ʻala ʻala':; 1. E kau i ke kukui hana LED alohilohi i loko o ka puka hale; 2. E hoʻokani i ka lekiō leo leo 24/7 ma lalo pono o ka pūnana; 3. E kau i ka lole i pulu i loko o ka ammonia hale a i ʻole ka cider vinega i loko o ka pahu kope i puka kokoke i ke komo ʻana;  Na ka makuahine raccoon e lawe i nā pahu i kēlā me kēia i waho o ka lua i ka lua kumu lāʻau i loko o 24 a 72 mau hola."]

    RaccoonBranch -->|"ʻAʻole: Ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia ke kanaka makua hoʻokahi (Autumn/Winter) a i ʻole ma hope o ka neʻe ʻana o ka makuahine"| PaperTest["KA 3-PO NUPEPA PLUG HOA'O:; E hoʻopili māmā i ka nūpepa i ka puka komo i ke ahiahi no 3 pō;; inā ʻaʻole paʻa ka pepa no 72 mau hola, e hoʻopaʻa paʻa me ka lole galvanized 16-gauge a me ka metala."]

    SpeciesID -->|"B. Holo wikiwiki i ka DAWN & DUSK + 5 knm (2 in) nau kumu lāʻau kihi/gable"| SquirrelBranch["KĀKĀWAI SQUIRREL:; 1. E nānā i nā ʻea āpau a me ka hoʻi ʻana o ka hale; e hoʻopaʻa i nā puka lua a pau me ka lole lako 1/4 iniha; 2. Ma luna o ka puka komo MAIN, e kau i kahi punawai hoʻokahi ʻaoʻao hoʻokaʻawale uea / puka; (E hōʻoia ʻaʻole ma mua o Malaki/ʻApelila a i ʻole Iulai/ʻAukake i nā litters pinky); 3. E ʻoki i nā lālā lāʻau a pau ma hope o 3 m (10 ft) mai ka laina o luna"]

    MaternalEvict --> PaperTest
    PaperTest --> BioCleanup["KA HANA HOPE; BIOHAZARD & WIRE RESTORATION:; 1. E nānā i nā uea Romex i hōʻike ʻia no ka hōʻike keleawe; e hoʻokomo i nā hui pahu pahu; 2. E hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā hale lole raccoon me ka wai paila (ʻoi aku ma mua o 100 C / 212 F) me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka respirator P100; ʻeke haumia ʻokoʻa"]

Luʻu hohonu 1: Hoʻomaʻamaʻa acoustic a me nā forensics kino (ʻO wai ka holoholona i loko o kou hale?)¶

Ma mua o kou koho ʻana i ke ʻano hoʻokuke kūpono a ʻike paha i ka nui o ka puka hoʻokuʻu ʻia hoʻokahi ala e hoʻohana ai, e hoʻohālikelike i nā kani, nā papa hana, nā pōʻino komo, a me nā ʻōpala me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēia matrix forensic holoholona hihiu:

Luʻu hohonu 2: Pehea e hoʻokuke aku ai i kahi raccoon makuahine a me kāna mau pahu me ka ʻole o ka paʻa a hoʻopaʻa ʻana iā lākou i loko.¶

No ke aha e aʻo ikaika ai nā ʻoihana mālama holoholona hihiu a me nā keʻena o ka mokuʻāina o nā kumuwaiwai kūlohelohe i ka poʻe nona ka hale ** kūʻē ** i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i kahi pahele ma luna o ka hale a i ʻole ke kui ʻana i kahi lua raccoon ikaika e pani ʻia ma waena o Malaki a me ʻAukake? - Inā hopu ʻoe i ka raccoon makuahine lactating i loko o kahi pahele metala ma waho a huki iā ia (ʻo ia hoʻi ke kānāwai ʻole i ka hapa nui o nā ʻāina ma muli o nā kānāwai unuhi rabies-vector), ** ʻo kāna mau pahu pēpē makapō, kōkua ʻole e hūnā ʻia i loko o kou mau hale hale a i ʻole nā ​​lua paia **. I loko o 48 mau hola o ka pōloli, e kolo ana kēlā mau pahu uē i loko o nā lua kupapaʻu o kou mau paia a make ma hope o ka pā maloʻo, e koi ana iā ʻoe e ʻike e wehe i kou lumi moe a me nā paia o ka lumi noho e wehe i nā kupapaʻu popopo. - ʻO ka mea ʻē aʻe, koho wale ka raccoon makuahine i kou attic no ka mea ua hoʻohālike ʻo ia i kahi lua kumu lāʻau i hala i ʻekolu mau hoʻāʻo ola: ** ʻeleʻele, make mālie, a ʻala mai nā raccoons kāne a me nā coyotes **. Mālama kēlā me kēia makuahine raccoon i ** 2 a 3 mau kahua hoʻihoʻi ** ma nā wahi e pili ana.

ʻO ke kanaka "3-Sense Maternal Eviction Protocol" (Light + Sound + Predator Odor)¶

Ma ka hoʻouka like ʻana i nā ʻano ʻekolu o ka lua o ka makuahine raccoon i loko pono o kou hale noho, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻoe iā ia ua ʻike ʻia e kahi mea ʻaihue i kāna kahu hānai, e koi ana iā ia e ʻohi mālie i kāna mau ʻāʻī ma ka ʻāʻī ʻana i kēlā me kēia i ke ahiahi a lawe iā lākou i waho o ka lua soffit i kona waihona waho i ka lua i loko o 24:

   [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] |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------+
   | CEILING DRYWALL                                              |
   |   [3. SOUND: Portable Radio taped/held near ceiling playing  |
   |              loud human talk radio 24 hours a day]           |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------+

1. Hoʻoikaika 1 - Hoʻopau i ka Pōʻeleʻele (Kukui Hana ʻAi ʻAla a i ʻole Strobe):
2. I ke aumoe, me ke komo ʻana i nā mīkina lima ʻili, ka pale maka, a me ka respirator, e hoʻomākaʻikaʻi i kou puka o ka attic i kahi mamao loa e kau ai i kahi ** kukui hana 5,000-lumen LED ʻoluʻolu** a i ʻole ** kukui strobe LED e ʻālohilohi ana ** i loko o ka attic e kuhikuhi ana i ke kihi kahi āu e lohe ai i ka haʻalulu.
3. *(Rule Palekana Ke Ahi: E hoʻohana i Nā mau kukui kukui LED e holo mālie wale ana mālama ʻia ma kahi o 60 kenimika / 2 kapuaʻi ka mamao mai ka cellulose a i ʻole ka fiberglass insulation; ʻAʻole loa e hoʻokomo i kahi kukui hana halogen 500-watt wela a i ʻole ke kukui kukui uila i loko o kahi attic, no ka mea, hiki i nā ʻōpuʻu halogen ke hiki i 500°C i ke ahi i ke ahi.
4. Hoʻoikaika 2 - Hoʻopau i ka Hamau (24/7 Lekiō Kūkākūkā Kanaka Nui):
5. Hoʻowahāwahā koke nā Raccoons i ke mele a i ʻole ka leo keʻokeʻo mau, akā e hoʻomau ʻia ** nā leo kanaka ʻino (lekiō kamaʻilio haʻuki a i ʻole lekiō kamaʻilio nūhou)** e hoʻoulu i kahi pane pale kanaka.
6. E hoʻokomo i ka lekiō i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka pākaukau a i ʻole ke plug-in i loko o ka pā hale (a i ʻole ma luna o kahi pahu puke lōʻihi i kaomi pololei ʻia i ka pā maloʻo o ke keʻena moe ma lalo pono o ke kihi pūnana) e pāʻani ana i ka lekiō kamaʻilio me ka leo kiʻekiʻe 24 mau hola o ka lā.
7. Stimulus 3 - Olfactory Eviction (Household Ammonia in a Perforated Can or Apple Cider Vinegar):
8. No ke aha ka amonia? Pepehi pinepine nā raccoons kāne makua (boars) i nā pahu hānai, a ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe o ka mimi coyote/predator i loko o ka amonia ʻono; ke honi ka makuahine hānai i ka mahu amonia ikaika i loko o kona lua, ʻike ʻo ia i kahi hoʻoweliweli make koke i kāna ʻōpala.
9. Mai ninini pono i ka ammonia wai ma luna o ka insulation attic a i ʻole ka pā maloʻo (e hoʻopaʻa ʻia kou kaupaku a hoʻonāukiuki i nā māmā o kou ʻohana). Akā, e lawe i ka metala maʻemaʻe ke kope a i ʻole ka ipu hao me nā lua i kuʻi ʻia ma ka poʻi metala, e hoʻokomo i 3 lole kahiko a i ʻole kāwele pepa i loko o ke kini, e ninini 120 milliliters (½ kīʻaha) o ka amonia hoʻomaʻemaʻe hale (a i ʻole cider vinegar / commercial coyote urine) ma luna o nā lole lole i loko o ke kini, a kau i ke kini ma kahi kokoke i ka puka komo. pole.
10. E hōʻoia i ka haʻalele ʻana me ka "3-Night Crumpled Newspaper Test" Ma mua o ke sila ʻana:
11. Ke hāmau loa ka hale hale no nā pō ʻelua, e piʻi i kahi alapiʻi i waho i ke ao a ** hoʻokomo i ʻelua ʻāpana o ka nūpepa ʻūlū a i ʻole ka pōlele o ka fiberglass insulation** i loko o ka lua soffit/poʻo (e paʻa loa ʻaʻole e pa mai ka makani, akā wehe ʻia i hiki i nā holoholona i koe ke kiola iā ia i waho me ka lima hoʻokahi).
12. E nānā i ka pahu nūpepa i kēlā me kēia kakahiaka no ** 3 mau lā pili**. Inā ʻaʻole i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka nūpepa a hoʻopilikia ʻia paha ma hope o 3 mau pō piha, he 100 pakeneka ka nele o ka hale hale a mākaukau e hoʻopaʻa paʻa ʻia me ke kila uʻi kaumaha.

Luʻu hohonu 3: Pehea e hoʻokuke aku ai i nā squirrels me kahi Funnel Hoʻokaʻawale Hoʻokahi Ala (A no ke aha i hāʻule ʻole ai ka huʻa a me ka pale)¶

Inā ʻo kāu poʻe komo i loko o ka hale he ** nā squirrels lāʻau o ka lā** (ʻeleu i ka puka ʻana a me ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā) a i ʻole ** nā squirrels lele i ka pō**, ʻokoʻa iki ka hoʻolālā kipaku ʻana no ka haʻalele ʻana o nā squirrels i ka hale i nā manawa he nui i kēlā me kēia lā e ʻai i nā nati a me ka wai ma waho:

1. Mua: E nānā i ka ʻāpana o ka hale holoʻokoʻa a hoʻopaʻa i nā puka lua a pau me ke kila 16-gauge:
2. ʻAneʻane nau mau ʻo nā squirrels ** 2 a i ʻole 3 puka kaʻawale komo/puka** a puni ka laina o ka hale (ʻo ka maʻamau ma nā kihi miter 45-degere kahi e hui ai ka fascia alumini me nā shingle o ka hale, ma nā louvers gable lāʻau, a i ʻole a puni nā paipu paipu paipu kepau).
3. E waiho i ka KEKAHI puka komo nui e hāmama ana, a e hoʻopaʻa paʻa mau i nā puka lua ʻē aʻe a me ka pale puka makani palupalu me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka 6-milimeter (¼-ʻīniha) a i ʻole 13-milimeter (½-ʻīniha) 16-a-19-gauge galvanized welded lako lole lako kila i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka **25-milimeter (1-ʻīniha ʻīniha) ka liʻiliʻi loa. (6 iniha) ma o aku o ka laau nau ma na aoao a pau.
4. No ke aha ka polyurethane spray foam (Great Stuff) a me ka pale pukaaniani ʻAʻole e hoʻōki i nā squirrels a i ʻole nā ​​raccoons: ʻO ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka polyurethane foam ka pale ʻana o ka berena palaka; nahu pololei nā squirrels ma o ka hu'ahu'a, louvers plastic, fiberglass mesh window, a me ka alumini lahilahi 0.4-milimita e uila ana ma lalo o 120 kekona. ʻO ʻaʻahu kila kila hoʻopaʻa haʻahaʻa-kaumaha a i ʻole 24-gauge pepa metala e hoʻopau i nā ʻoki ʻoki.
5. ** ʻElua: E kau i kahi puka hoʻokuʻu uea hoʻokahi ma luna o ka lua komo nui**:
6. Ke manaʻo nei ʻo ia ma waho o nā puka makani ʻelua pule squirrel unweaned (ma mua o Malaki a waena o ʻApelila a ** i ka hopena o Iulai a ʻAukake**, a i ʻole he 6 mau pule o nā keiki liʻiliʻi a ʻai i waho me ka makuahine), e kau i kahi **Way-Way Squirrel Exclusion Door ** (a i ʻole he 35-centimeter / 6 ʻīnimika o waho / 6 ʻīnimika o waho. ¼-iniha lole hao hao nona ke kumu laula e uhi ana i ka puka a nona ka piko ololi he 5 kenimika / 2-inihi e pili ana iwaho i waena o ka lewa 25 kenimika mai ka paia aku).
7. Ke haʻalele ka squirrels i ka hale i ka wanaʻao no ka ʻimi ʻana i ka meaʻai a me ka wai, e hoʻokuke maʻalahi lākou i waho ma ka ʻaoʻao uea ala hoʻokahi a i ʻole ka piko o ka funnel; ke hoʻi mai lākou i ʻelua hola ma hope, ʻo ka pā puna a i ʻole ka ʻaoʻao o ka lua waena waena e pale iā lākou mai ka hoʻi ʻana i loko.
8. E waiho i ka lua hoʻoneʻe ala hoʻokahi ma kahi no 5 a 7 mau lā a hiki i ka pau ʻana o nā leo o ke keʻena, a laila e wehe i ka funnel a wili i kahi ʻāpana paʻa o ka lau a me ka lole lako ma luna o ka lua.

Luʻu hohonu 4: Ka nānā ʻana i ke ahi uila ma hope o ka hoʻokuke ʻia ʻana a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka hale lole ʻo Baylisascaris¶

Ke hele aku nā holoholona i waho a ua kāhiko ʻia ka puka komo i waho me ke kila, ʻelua mau hoʻoilina weliweli i loko o kou hale e pono e kamaʻilio ʻia ma mua o kou pani ʻana i ka pā:

1. Ke nānā 'ana i ka uea uea ʻo Attic Romex no ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana¶

• E kau i ka NIOSH P100 a i ʻole N95 respirator, nā maka maka maka, nā ʻaʻahu hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia, a me nā mīkina lima mānoanoa.
• Ke hehi pono ma luna o nā ʻūhā lāʻau, e hoʻomālamalama i ke kukui ma kēlā me kēia **keʻokeʻo, melemele, a ʻalani paha NM-B (Romex) uwila e holo ana ma waena o nā ʻauamo kokoke i ka puka komo a me ka wahi pūnana.
• He aha ka mea e nānā ai: Wehe nā ʻiole a me nā ʻiole i ka puʻu PVC waho a me ka pepa i loko o ka uhi ʻana i nā mea hoʻokele keleawe, me ka waiho wale ʻana 120V ʻeleʻele (wela), keʻokeʻo (neutral), a me nā uea keleawe lepo i ʻike ʻia i loko o ka cellulose maloʻo a i ʻole ka uhi aniani fiberglass.
• Pehea e hoʻoponopono ai i kahi uea hoʻoheheʻe ʻia: Mai hoʻopili i ka lipine uila a puni ke kaula Romex i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e ka squirrel kahi i hōʻike ʻia ai ke keleawe ʻole. E hoʻohuli OFF i kēlā mea haʻihaʻi kaapuni ma ka ʻaoʻao nui, e hōʻoia ua make me ka mea hōʻike uila pili ʻole, ʻoki i ka ʻāpana i ʻoki ʻia, a e hoʻopili i kahi ʻāpana hou o ka uea NM-B hoʻohālikelike i loko ** ʻelua pahu metala i uhi ʻia a i ʻole UL-listed plastic junction boxes** i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma luna o nā lāʻau ma luna o ka laina insulation (no ka NEC 3,03/03).

2. Kaʻina CDC no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i kahi Latrine Raccoon (Baylisascaris procyonis)¶

Inā hoʻohana ka raccoon i kou attic, waiho ʻo ia i kona feces ma nā wahi palahalaha a hehi ʻia i kapa ʻia ʻo latrines. Ma muli o ke ola ʻana o nā hua ilo ʻai ʻo Baylisascaris i ka bleach, ammonia, a me nā disinfectants maʻamau, e hahai i ka CDC Heat-Sterilization Protocol: 1. Mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): E ʻaʻahu i kahi NIOSH N95 a i ʻole P100 respirator mask, ʻo ** nā uhi kāmaʻa**, ʻaʻahu hoʻohana (Tyvek suit), a me ** mau mīkina lima nitrile/rubber pālua**. 2. Hoʻomaʻu Mua (ʻAʻole Hoʻomaloʻo-Sweep a Vacuum paha): E hoʻoheheʻe māmā i ka puʻu fecal a me ka hoʻopuni ʻana o ka fiberglass a puni me ka wai mai ka ʻōmole ʻōpala no laila ʻaʻohe lepo maloʻo a i ʻole nā ​​​​hua microscopic i lele i ka lewa. 3. E ʻeke i nā Feces Nui a me ka Insulation Contaminated: Me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ipu lepo i hoʻopau ʻia a i ʻole nā ​​ʻeke ʻōpala mea hana kaumaha 3-mil i hoʻohuli ʻia, e ʻohi i nā feces i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia a ʻōwili i ka ʻāpana o ka mea hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻo fiberglass batt ma lalo. E ʻeke pālua i ka ʻōpala, e hoʻopaʻa iā ia me ka lipine duct, a e hoʻolei i loko o ka ʻōpala paʻa paʻa. 4. ** Hoʻopili i ka wai paila (>100°C / 212°F) a i ʻole ka mahu i ka Papalalo o ka lāʻau i hōʻike ʻia**: - E ninini lohi a i ʻole ka ʻōhuhi ** wai i hoʻolapalapa ʻia (100°C / 212°F)** mai ka ipu uwila (a i ʻole e hoʻopili i kahi ** nozzle hoʻomaʻemaʻe mahu hale wela kiʻekiʻe i paʻa i ka ʻili o ka wahie no 15 kekona no kēlā me kēia ʻīniha huinahā**) ma o ke kaʻi lāʻau ʻole kahi i hoʻomaha ai ka halepaku. ʻO ka hoʻopili wela ma luna o 62 a 100 degere Celsius (144 a 212 degere Fahrenheit) hoʻopau i ka ʻili hua a pepehi koke i ka 100 pākēneka o Baylisascaris larvae. (Mai hoʻohana i ka lama propane hāmama i loko o kahi hale noho lāʻau.) 5. Holoi a hoolei i ka PPE ma ka Attic Hatch: Ma mua o kou pi'i 'ana i lalo i kou alaloa, e ihi i kou mau kapa komo, ka uhi kamaa, a me na mīkina lima i loko o ka eke 'ōpala ma luna o ke alapii, a holoi koke i kou mau lima a me kou mau lole i ka wai kopa wela.

Nā helu ulia pōpilikia āpana a me nā protocols oihana¶

Inā komo kekahi holoholona hale i kou wahi noho, hōʻike i ke ʻano haʻalulu/huhū i ke ao, a i ʻole nahu/ʻuʻuku i ke kanaka a i ʻole ka holoholona:

• ** ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me Kanada **: Kāhea iā 911 (nānā helu pilikia) a i ʻole kou kalana Animal Control / Public Health Rabies Hotline inā pili kino kekahi kanaka a holoholona paha me kahi raccoon (he mea hoʻomake nui loa ma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau me nā skunks, alopeke, a me nā ʻōpeʻa). ʻO ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻana o ka ilo pōʻai ʻo Raccoon ma hope o CDC Baylisascaris procyonis nā alakaʻi hoʻonā wela.
• United Kingdom: Kāhea iā 999 no ke ahi uila a i ʻole 101 / ʻaha kūkā kūloko olakino olakino no nā pōʻino pest. Ma lalo o ka Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 9), ʻo ka Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) he ʻano hoʻouka kaua Hōʻike 9: he hewa ia ma UK ke hoʻokuʻu hou i ka squirrel hina i paʻa i ka nahele. Native Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) a me ** ʻO nā ʻōpeʻa UK āpau ** ua pale paʻa ʻia e ke kānāwai a ʻaʻole pono e hoʻopilikia ʻia ma kahi loft me ka ʻole o ka laikini Natural England a i ʻole NatureScot.
• European Union: E kelepona iā 112 no nā pilikia pilikia. Aia ka ʻAmelika ʻĀkau Raccoon (Procyon lotor) ma ka EU List of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern (Regulation 1143/2014); e hoʻokaʻaʻike aku i nā luna o nā holoholona hihiu i hōʻoia ʻia no ka wehe ʻana i ke kānāwai.
• Australia a me New Zealand: E kelepona iā 000 ma Australia a i ʻole 111 ma New Zealand. Ma Australia, ʻo ke kuʻi ʻana o ka hale i ka pō ke kumu maʻamau e ** Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)** a i ʻole Ringtail Possums, i mālama ʻia ma lalo o nā hana holoholona hihiu; Hiki iā ʻoe ke kipaku i ka pou ma ka puka o ka hale ma ke ala hoʻokahi wale nō inā ʻoe e kau i kahi pahu pūnana lāʻau hou ma kahi lāʻau kokoke.
• India a me Asia-Pacific: E kelepona iā 112 ma India a i ʻole 119 ma Iapana a me South Korea. Ma Iapana, hoʻoponopono ʻia nā Raccoons (Araiguma) a me Masked Palm Civets (Hakubishin) invasive attics (yaneura) ma lalo o ka Invasive Alien Species Act o Iapana.

Nīnau pinepine¶

He aha ka hopena inā e kau wale au i luna a i ʻole e pani i ka lua soffit i ka wā e mau ana ka raccoon a i ʻole ka squirrel i loko o koʻu hale?¶

Mai hoʻopaʻa i kahi puka komo a hiki i kou hōʻoia ʻana ma o ka puka hoʻokahi ala a i ʻole kahi hoʻāʻo nūpepa 3-pō ua nele loa ka hale. Inā ʻoe e pahele i ka raccoon makua a i ʻole ka squirrel i loko o kou hale me ka loaʻa ʻole o kahi ala e loaʻa ai ka wai, e nahu a māʻuʻu ka holoholona maloʻo a me ka makaʻu ma ke ala ʻoi loa ke kūʻē ʻana (ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau he 13-milimita / 1/2-iniha maloʻo maloʻo maloʻo o loko a i ʻole ka hale hoʻoheheʻe hale ʻauʻau hale) a hoʻomaka pololei i loko o kou lumi moe a i ʻole ke kelepona uila. ahi ahi. ʻO ka hewa nō hoʻi, inā e laka ʻoe i ka makuahine hānai ma waho i ka wā e waiho mau ana kāna pahu pēpē makapō i loko o ke keʻena, e ʻoki ikaika ka makuahine i kahi lua hou ma o kou mau hale asphalt a me ka lāʻau pāpaʻi i kēlā pō e hiki ai i kāna ʻōpala.

Ke hana nei nā mea hoʻolele pest a i ʻole nā ​​mothballs ultrasonic i ka hoʻokuke ʻana i nā raccoons a i ʻole nā ​​squirrels mai loko mai o kahi attic?¶

Ua hōʻike ʻia nā haʻawina hoʻonui ʻia o ke kulanui a me ka Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ʻaʻole pono ka ultrasonic plug-in repellers i nā attics no ka mea ʻaʻole hiki i nā hawewe kani kiʻekiʻe ke komo i ka insulation batt fiberglass, nā lāʻau lāʻau, a i ʻole nā ​​kihi, a me nā rodents a i ʻole nā ​​​​raccoons i ke kani i loko o 48 mau hola. ʻO ka mea nui loa, ʻaʻole pono ʻoe e hoʻolei i nā mothballs (naphthalene a i ʻole paradichlorobenzene) i loko o ka hale e hoʻokuke ai i nā holoholona hihiu: ʻo ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mothballs i loko o ka hale i hoʻopaʻa ʻole ʻia e kūʻē i nā kānāwai e pili ana i ka pesticide EPA federal, a e hāʻule nā ​​uahi ʻawaʻawa i loko o kou lumi moe a kumu i ka anemia hemolytic, ate a me nā puʻupaʻa.

Pehea au e ʻike ai inā he rabies ka raccoon a i ʻole ka squirrel ma koʻu mauu i ke ao?¶

Mai manaʻo ʻoe he rabies ka holoholona no kou ʻike ʻana iā ia e ala ana i ka lā. ʻAi ʻia ka ʻai a me ka wai i nā hola o ke ao ma ka pūnāwai a me ke kauwela no ka hana ʻana i ka waiū no nā pahu ulu ʻehā e pāpālua i kāna mau caloric i kēlā me kēia lā. Eia naʻe, pono ʻoe e manaʻo i ka maʻi rabies a i ʻole ka canine distemper (a mālama i nā kānaka a pau a me nā holoholona i loko o ka hale i ke kāhea koke ʻana i ka Animal Control) inā he raccoon a i ʻole nā ​​​​mea momona ʻē aʻe e hele pōʻai, hina e like me ka lolo ma kona mau wāwae hope, ʻike ʻole ʻia i ka walaʻau, hana i nā leo hoʻōho kiʻekiʻe.

Hiki iaʻu ke hoʻohana i ka ʻōpala hale kūʻai me kahi kānana HEPA e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā ʻōpala raccoon ma koʻu hale?¶

Manaʻo nā alakaʻi CDC i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe hale a hale kūʻai paha ma nā lumi maloʻo raccoon, no ka mea, ʻo ka hoʻoulu ʻana o ka ʻūhā e hoʻoheheʻe i nā ʻāpana lepo microscopic a hoʻohaumia i loko o ka puʻupuʻu a me ka pahu me nā hua manu roundworm Baylisascaris ʻaʻole hiki ke pepehi ʻia ma ka holoi ʻana i ka ʻōpala me ka bleach ma hope. Akā, e hoʻokomo i kahi respirator NIOSH N95/P100, nā maka makamae palekana, nā uhi kāmaʻa hoʻopau, a me nā mīkina lima pālua; e hoʻomāmā i nā ʻōpala a me nā mea hoʻopuni a puni me ka ʻōmole wai e hoʻopaʻa i ka lepo; e kāʻili a ʻōwili pololei i ka ʻōpala i loko o nā ʻeke ʻaelike kaumaha kaumaha; a ninini i ka wai hoʻolapalapa (100°C / 212°F) ma luna o ke kālai lāʻau ma lalo.

Pehea ka lōʻihi o ka hope e pono ai au e ʻoki i nā lālā lāʻau e hoʻōki i ka lele ʻana o nā squirrels a me nā raccoons i luna o koʻu hale?¶

Hiki i nā squirrels hina hikina a me nā fox squirrels ke lele ma ka ʻaoʻao a hiki i 2.4 a 3 mau mika (8 a 10 kapuaʻi) mai kahi lālā lāʻau e luli ana ma luna o ka lihi o ka hale. Ma hope o kou hoʻokuke ʻana i ka holoholona hihiu a hoʻopaʻa i kou mau puka makani me ka lole hao hao hao he 16 ana, e ʻoki i nā lālā lāʻau e kau ana i ka liʻiliʻi o 3 mika (10 kapuaʻi) ma nā ʻaoʻao a pau mai kou laina kaupaku a me ke kapuahi, a ʻōwili i kahi 60-kenimika-ākea (24-ʻīniha-ākea) a puni ka lāʻau alumini kiʻekiʻe. (5 kapuaʻi) ma luna o ka honua i hiki ʻole i nā raccoons ke piʻi iā lākou.

Nā alakaʻi pili¶

• ʻO Skunk i ka hale a i ʻole ka crawlspace, ʻōpeʻapeʻa i loko o ka lumi hoʻokipa, a me ke komo ʻana o nā holoholona hihiu
• ʻO ka ʻiole a i ʻole ka ʻiole nahu uwea, hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka hantavirus rodent, a me ka hazard biohazard
• ʻO ke ahi keena, ka wela nui a me ka hoʻomaloʻo i ke ahi
• ʻO ka ʻike ʻana i ka maʻi rabies, hālāwai ʻōpeʻapeʻa, a me ka pale ʻana ma hope o ka wehe ʻana
• Leak o ka hale: hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko a me ka tarping

Nā kumu a me ke alakaʻi kūhelu¶

• Nā kikowaena no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana a me ka pale ʻana i ka maʻi (CDC): Baylisascaris procyonis (Raccoon Roundworm) - Biology, Ocular and Neural Larva Migrans Transmission, a me Thermal Decontamination of Raccoon Latrines.
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 70 / NEC): National Electrical Code - Repairing Rodent-Damaged Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (NM-B) ma o Accessible Junction Boxes and AFCI Protection.
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) & State Cooperative Extension Wildlife Programs: Humane Maternal Eviction of Attic Raccoons and Squirrels using Multisensory Harassment and One-Way Exclusion Doors.
• Ke Keʻena Ola Ola Aupuni o Kanada (PHAC) & Health Canada: Zoonotic Parasite Precautions and PPE Standards for Confined-Space Attic Wildlife Remediation.
• ** Keʻena UK no ka Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) & Natural England:** Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Schedule 9 Regulations on Invasive Grey Squirrels vs. Protected Loft Species.