Animal control in one Maine town is seeing an increase in bats in households this month.Bath Animal Control released a list of what you should do if you find a stray bat or a colony roosting inside your home.Mainers may be more apt to encounter bats inside their homes in the spring and summer months.The summer may bring around more stray bats as the young of the year start to fly and feed at night. Animal Control says if you have not had any contact with a bat, it can be returned outside in a number of ways. They suggest isolating a bat in a single room and opening a window or door to the outside. If the bat is hanging on something, place a small box or can over it. After slipping a piece of cardboard behind it, the bat can be removed from the home.If you have to handle a bat, wear leather gloves. Bats can carry rabies.To prevent bats from getting into your home, check and make sure windows, doors and screens are shut tight as bats can slip through a cap of around 3/8 of an inch.Bats can also slip into homes around bulkheads, pet doors, and gaps around air conditioners. Nearby lights that attract insects, could also attract bats that may come to feed on them. Because bats are born in mid-June and do not start flying until late July, they leave their roosts and begin to migrate to their hibernation sites in late September. If you can determine where bats are entering or exiting a structure, such as attic vents, or flashings around chimneys, it's possible to block off entrance points when the bats leave at dusk.There is a list of Animal Damage Control agents on Maine Fish and Wildlife's website. Click here to view that list.If you or someone you know has been bitten or been in contact with a bat, call the Maine Center for Disease Control at 800-821-5821. If you can capture the bat, place it in a container so it may be later tested for rabies.