Pest Management Professional, June 2016

Talking points for prospective customers Birds not only obstruct the view they also cause damage to historic structures When creating a bird control proposal for prospective clients it may help to mention these facts Its estimated there are more than 400 million pigeons Columbidae worldwide Pigeons can harbor up to 60 known diseases including histoplasmosis cryptococcosis and candidiasis Seven of these diseases can be transmitted to humans Pigeon nesting can lead to parasites including ticks and mites in structures Pigeon droppings create a foul odor Pigeons mate for life and breed all year round although March through July is peak season The average life span of a pigeon in the wild is between three and five years Some pigeons have lived up to 30 years however Pigeons are indigenous to the Middle East The first images of pigeons were found by archaeologists in Mesopotamia current Iraq dating back to 3000 BCE SA Many effective deterrents After cleaning the next course of action is installing a bird deterrent that effectively keeps the pigeons off the buildings Because these locations are historic the deterrents of choice are usually low profile products that are aesthetically pleasing or invisible to the eye Today there are a plethora of products offered giving our clients numerous choices Some clients know exactly what deterrents they want installed Others look to us for our professional recommendations We tend to give our clients options however the clients specific needs and the severity of the problem might determine what deterrents to install There are many ways to skin a cat when it comes to bird control and many of the deterrents can accomplish similar results The next time you step back in time marveling at ancient civilizations historic buildings or palatial monuments be sure to note the pigeons first and the nostalgia second The first one can pay for your next travel adventure pmp B U G S B E G O N E Pest control in homes and other buildings BUGS BE GONE Pest control in homes and other buildings By Gary W Bennett Ph D B figfifiB fifiG fififi fifififififififififififififi fififififigfififififififi fifigfififififi fififififififififipfifififimfififigfimfifi fifi pfififfifififififififififi PMPfi fififififi fififififimfifififi fiP MPfififififififififififififififififififi fimmfifififififififififififi fififi fifififipfififipfififififi fifififibfifififififififififififififififipfifififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififififif 234 pfigfifipfipfifibfifikfi 5fi5fifififihfififififi8fi5fi fififihfifi fipfibfififihfifififififififififi 2012 Dfizfifififififfipfififififififififififfififififififififi phfififigfifiphfififififififififigfifimfifi Kfiyfifipfifififififibfififikfifiwfififibyfipfififififiypfi Bfifififigyfififififibfihfivfififififififfifimfifififififi Pfififififififififipfibfifififihfifififihfifihfififififi Pfifififififififififififififififififififififififi ffififififififififififififimfigfi Ififififififififififififififififipfi Cfififififififififififififififififififififi fififihfifififigfififififififififififihfifiqfififi Available now Ifififigfifififififipfifififimfififigfimfifififi IPM HfiwfiPMPfifififififihfifip BUGS BE GONE 2999 Order your copy today www mypmp net shop ABOUT THE AUTHOR GfifiyfiWfifiBfifififififififiPhfiDfifififififififiPfififfifififififififfiUfibfififiPfifififiMfififigfimfifififi wfifihfiPfifififififiUfifivfififififiyfififififififimfififiEfififimfififigyfiDfipfififimfififififiAfiPest Management Professionalfi PMP fiHfifififififfi FfimfifififiDfififiBfifififififififififififi fififihfififififfi TfifimfifififiSfifififififififififiGfifififififififiPfifififiMfififigfimfifififiOpfififififififififi fiDfififiBfififififififipfififififififififi fifififififififififfififipfifififififififififififififififigfiPMPfififififififififififimfifififififififihfififififififififififif fifififififififififififififififififififififififififififififfifififififififififififipfifififi VOLUME DISCOUNTS PfififihfifififimfifififipfififififipfififififififififififififififififififiCfififififififiAfifififififififififiSfififihfiz Pfifikfifififififififififihfizpfifikfififi@ fifififihfififififimfifififififififififi216 706 3750fififfififivfififimfififififififififi PURCHASE THIS BOOK AND MORE AT MYPMP NET SHOP