Pest Management Professional, March 2014
ADVERTORIAL StealthNet Banishes Birds From The Breakfast Table 1 800 503 5444 Watch videos read case studies www birdbarrier com Beachside resorts often encounter problems with birds disturbing their customers especially in outdoor dining areas Picture an open air restaurant at a fancy beachside hotel A resident flock of sparrows starlings pigeons or maybe even an exotic bird species has made themselves comfortable alongside vacationers The birds are quite at home on the tables chairs umbrellas floor and even the buffet In some restaurants they are so aggressive that they land on your table while you are sitting there and steal food right from your plate For their part the hotels are just as frustrated as the customers if not more so They are the ones who try to shoo the birds away post Dont Feed the Birds signs clean up after them refund expensive meals and try to think of clever ways to eliminate or at least reduce the problem Marin Bijl manager of the Divi Aruba Beach Resorts in Aruba had been struggling with this exact problem for years and really felt as though he had tried everything Id tried noise makers spikes fake owls sticky gels and nothing worked he said Luckily help was just around the corner The team at Professional Pest Control of Aruba had just received training from Bird Barrier America Inc and they had specifically addressed this issue In fact Cameron Riddell Bird Barriers president visited several of the hotels in Aruba and witnessed the problem himself It was bad but nothing I hadnt seen before Riddell says Sometimes Im at these sites on business but sometimes Im on vacation with my family and know firsthand how annoying this can be Theres nothing worse than sitting down on a chair with a fresh deposit of bird droppings One of Bird Barriers main products is StealthNet exclusion bird netting which is used to keep birds out of all sorts of buildings including airplane hangars and warehouses StealthNet is thin yet strong and made from ultraviolet UV stabilized polyethylene twine When its installed properly its almost invisible StealthNet is available in a several colors although black is actually the least visible When used at an outdoor restaurant the concept is simple Use StealthNet bird netting and the structure to build a bird free zone like a birdcage that the birds cant access Professional Pest Control put up a few pieces of sample bird netting to demonstrate to his customer how it virtually disappeared Thanks to Bird Barrier and Professional Pest Control we now have the first completely birdfree restaurant in Aruba resulting in a huge number of great guest comments on trip advisor said Marin Bijl Hans Holwerda general manager of Professional Pest Control of Aruba started proposing this solution to local hotels He has since provided the bird netting service to several hotels there including the Hyatt Marriott and Radisson www mypmp net Pest Management Professional March 2014 B17
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