Pest Management Professional, March 2014
Bird Doctors Public Enemy 1 the pigeon Photo by Fred Miller fmphotofm com one best solution For example 15 years ago Bird Doctor Nationwide submitted a proposal for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation The facilities manager expressed interest in applying electrified shock to all of the I beams under the Joe DiMaggio Highway Our professional recommendation however was to install 3 4 in bird netting to the entire underside of the highway We explained installed netting would provide total exclusion of all birds would require less maintenance and be less expensive The department agreed with our assessment and went with our recommendation You learn some deterrents are better than others for different types of birds For example you cant install pin and wire also called post and wire or bird wire for sparrows But if you install this system for pigeons it works well Another example when looking to exclude pigeons from the underside of a loading dock Southern California bird management professionals apply an electricified track to steel beams above a hospital patio area Photo courtesy of Bird Barrier highway or bridge its best to install a 2 in net However when excluding sparrows a 3 4 in net will work best These are particulars you learn over time Trial and error makes for a great learning experience Weve learned a lot from our mistakes and try to not make the same one twice Furthermore if you can learn from the mistakes of others youll be wiser A final tip I do a fair amount of traveling for business and pleasure Wherever I go around the U S and the world I make it a practice to look up More often than not I see major bird problems So wherever you happen to be look up Youll be glad you did PMP Aust is president and CEO of Bird Doctor Nationwide and can be reached at stuart@ birddoctorinc com www mypmp net Pest Management Professional March 2014 BG9
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