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Deter Pest Birds with Bird Repellent Netting

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by Alex A. Kecskes

Okay, you’ve tried noisemakers and BB guns, waving and shouting–and still the pest birds come. In bigger and bigger flocks. Pooping and nesting and doing all sorts of damage. It’s costing you time and money. If only there was something you could do to keep them out of your area. Something humane, because you really don’t want to hurt the little pests. You just want them to get discouraged and leave your property alone. They’ve caused you so much grief and expense that you’re ready to open your window, stick out your head and yell, “I’m not going to take it anymore!”

You Need Bird Repellent Netting

Growers and farmers know first hand just how much damage pest birds can cause to cornfields, fruit orchards and vineyards. They’ve seen pest birds eat their prized blueberries and blackberries. They’ve watched helplessly as winged pests invaded their barns, stockyards and chicken coops. They’re also painfully aware that bird droppings, bird nests and the mites birds carry pose a serious health hazard, since birds have been known to carry any of 60 known diseases. In fact, most people who have been on the receiving end of pest birds know that sparrows and feral pigeons can carry bacteria causing Salmonellosis. Feral Pigeons have been known to carry Ornithosis, a serious disease that resembles viral pneumonia. Clearly, it’s time for a pest bird deterrent that works. The solution? Bird repellent netting.

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Keep Spring Birds Away from Your Signs with Bird Netting

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by Alex A. Kecskes

With spring almost upon us, pest birds will be scouting out new locations for nesting and roosting. They can do a lot of damage to your store. Here’s one area of your store that may be particularly vulnerable and what you can do to protect it.

Problem: Store signage—whether it’s constructed of glass, metal, plastic or even a composite material—is attractive to most pest birds.  Signs are usually elevated and often have a number of nooks and crannies where birds can conceal themselves from predators. Birds also like the warmth many signs offer, which comes from the lighted bulbs inside.  During daylight hours, sun filters into glass and plastic and acts like a solarium for birds, keeping them nice and toasty.

When birds build nests in signs, they leave droppings, feathers and other debris in and around them. This material is perfect kindling for starting a fire. But even if they don’t start a fire, these materials are unsightly and block out light. Eventually, the droppings will eat into the signage materials and destroy the sign. Either way, you’re faced with some very expensive repair and cleanup costs.

Associated with birds nesting in signs is the problem of bird droppings right below the sings. This can lead to dangerous slip-and-fall hazards for both employees and customers. The legal liability here can be ruinously expensive.

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