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Catalog	Repel bird pests with its own distress calls and learn how to SAVE money on bird control products. FREE Bird Control EVALUATION - Pest Bird Control Birds may be nature’s beautiful creations to the general public, but not to the “dropped upon” maintenance worker, store, employee, shopper...or property manager. Besides being unsightly, bird feces can also cause dangerous, slippery walking conditions. Droppings are unhealthy — even potentially fatal. More than 60 different transmissible diseases have been associated with birds and their excrement. Droppings cost money, both in outlays for daily cleaning and in lost business from customers who prefer a dropping-free environment. Lastly, birds can be incredibly destructive. How to Begin Before flying headlong into a bird control program, step back and take a good look at the problem. No two bird infestation problems are exactly the same. Treat yours as you would any other well engineered project and begin with research. Your success will depend on timing, organization and diversity. Specific points about the birds that will help: type and population, flight patterns and times, entryways and exits, and nesting, feeding and roosting habits. Note the seasonality of the problem as well as the legal and public relations environment in which you will be working. Inspect your property to discover what the birds find attractive about it, and if the same conditions prevail at neighboring properties. Make educated guesses as to where the birds will go if you repel them. The Next Step Obviously, there are tradeoffs regarding the permanence, cost and time requirements of the solution. Because bird control is an inexact science, no one solution is perfect for every situation. Over the years, dozens of products have come onto the market. Ultrasonic Repellers. Sound from these units is inaudible to humans, but extremely irritating to birds. Frequency, amplitude and intensity are constantly varied to prevent birds from growing accustomed to the sound. Ultrasonic repellers work well in enclosed or semi-enclosed areas. Sonic Repellers. These units are generally used in large, open, outdoor areas. They have adjustable features such as intermittent sound, different volume levels and day/night operation to give the user many options and to prevent birds from acclimating. Visual Scare Devices. Options run the gamut of cost and effectiveness. Snakes and owls tend to be inexpensive, but become ineffective when the birds grow accustomed to the absence of lifelike movement. At the other end of the spectrum are highly elaborate, holographically printed spheres that feature true moving eyes and provide a long-term solution. Roost Inhibitors. These non-toxic, environmentally safe chemicals create a sticky, irritating, uncomfortable surface where birds will not want to roost. These mostly inert-ingredient chemicals are available in either gel or liquid formulations to accommodate different applications. These products “set” semi-clear, making them aesthetically acceptable, and will last about one year. Physical Exclusions and Barriers. Physical exclusions keep birds out of an area by sealing or covering all access points. Netting is a permanent solution. Physical barriers keep birds away by making the landing strip or roosting surface permanently unusable. The barrier consists of long metal strips with sharp prongs, “fingers,” coiled wire or needles jutting from the base. Good Sanitation Before installing products, clean the area of all nests, droppings and garbage or unsealed food. This eliminates any incentive the birds may have to stay on your property. It is always best to start a bird control regimen before “bird season” begins, because it is easier to keep the birds away than to rout them once they have staked a claim. The birds may go away overnight or it may take a few weeks. A combination of methods is always more effective than a single product because you can assail more than one of the birds’ senses. Effectiveness will vary by situation and by product. The best choices are products that involve change of some sort. Devices that vary their output or that use movement will keep the birds “on their toes.”