Pest Management Professional, March 2010

ADVERTORIAL BroadBand PRO Lowers the Boom on Birds Say what you want but one thing stands out about pigeons They are persistent And the volume of their droppings is legendary John Arrigo owner of Arrigo Pest Control in Las Vegas knows He has been in the pest control business for 30 years the last 20 as owner of his own company Over the years Arrigo has used an array of products with varying degrees of success As Arrigo tells it one of his customers was losing control of his gas station business to the pigeons Perched atop the station they were in a position to create droppings relentlessly day after day The sorry scene was a disgrace for the gas station owner and he feared that customers would begin to complain The territorial pigeons were making their presence felt far too tangibly The dire situation merited a more powerful approach Thats when Arrigo turned to the latest technology to deter birds the new BroadBand PRO a broadband ultrasonic programmable repeller from Chicago based Bird X Inc Id never used one he says and I didnt know what to expect So I called Bird X and they walked me through the process of installing and programming the unit As a veteran in the business Arrigo was naturally a bit skeptical yet willing to experiment with the latest wizardry to outwit the dirty birds for good MULTI STRATEGY CAPABILITY While sonic repellers have been marketed for years this is the first machine to multi task That is it features not only distress cries that signal danger to pigeons and starlings and gulls and others but also predator cries like falcons and hawks plus a mix of sounds frequencies and volumes for all encompassing harassment Its non injurious to birds and harmless to the environment yet gets the job done quickly and efficiently After Arrigo installed the BroadBand PRO unit and turned it on results were instantaneous he says It was awesome The pigeons left immediately he notes And they have not come back Arrigo says he first set the BroadBand PRO on high volume as recommended by the manufacturer Then after a few days he says I gradually reduced the sound and then programmed the unit to run silently in an ultra sonic range that only birds hear The gas station manager is according to Arrigo very happy with the results Ditto for the gas station customers including Arrigo who happens to buy his gas there Arrigos satisfied customer owns another 100 gas stations and is currently asking Arrigo to supply broadband units or netting whenever and wherever the pigeons begin to congregate Its a smart preventive move Arrigo notes rather than waiting until the problem gets out of control Sometimes though Arrigo says its too late for prevention Such was the case recently with two fast food restaurants in Las Vegas Examining the scene for his client Arrigo found pigeons had take up residence behind three restaurant signs and on two levels of roofing There were a dozen permanent pigeon residents complete with nests eggs and hatchlings he says and dozens more flying in from the pigeon infested shopping center across the street According to Arrigo the signs provided safety and protection where the birds could hang out and remain hidden from view The pigeons were also attracted by the scent of food Arrigo recounts and by stray French fires that fell from childrens fingers Pigeon droppings were accumulating in all the wrong places Concerned about the health aspects the client asked Arrigo what he could do Arrigo removed the nests cleaned up the nesting sites and placed metal spikes to prevent renesting Then he installed the BroadBand PRO units In each facility I put the BroadBand unit on the lower roof along with two speakers then I put the other two speakers on the upper roof he explains That gave complete coverage and the desired prevention RESIDENTIAL USE TOO Arrigo also recommends BroadBand PRO for specific use in a residential setting My customer owns a multimillion dollar home with a Spanish tile roof and private courtyard he explains When pigeons took up residence in the courtyard this was unacceptable to the executive and his family After discussion Arrigo decided to install two BroadBand PRO units to cover the whole property Maybe one unit would have done it but we didnt want to take a chance in this upscale gated community Arrigo and the homeowner also explained their approach to neighboring homeowners to assure cooperation The results were impressive Arrigo reports From the first blast the birds were gone both pigeons and an annual infestation of blackbirds Gradually he reduced the volume and then he programmed the units to run silently The birds left the neighbors property too he adds Arrigo says that multiple speakers can run off each BroadBand PRO producing wide ranging effectiveness In fact he adds that was more than a year ago The results have been lasting 800 860 0473 Bird X com BG4 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL MARCH 2010 www mypmp net