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It seems that geese are becoming more prevalent in urban areas.  In the newer areas that have been built up, there are more parks and golf courses with water sources.  The water source and grassy areas are what attract the geese.  Living next to an ocean, river, lake or reservoir are also areas that geese are attracted to.

Geese can be destructive to your yard.  They chase small pets and sometime toddlers.  They graze off your lawn and plants, including the garden.  If there is a pool in the backyard, the goose droppings will also contaminate the pool water.  The droppings can cause bacterial problems in the pool and on the grassy areas.  The droppings carry disease such as histoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis, giardia and swimmer’s itch.  There are humane goose deterrents on the market that will keep these birds off your lawn and out of your pool.

Liquid Goose Repellent

Liquid good repellent is an excellent goose control product that can be sprayed over the grassy areas.  The active ingredient that gets rid of the geese in this liquid bird control product is methylanthranilate.  This ingredient irritates the goose’s trigeminal nerves and their mucous membranes.  There is no fear with the bird control product around humans or domestic animals or even the geese.  The goose repellent is non-toxic and safe for all.  The gallon container of the goose repellent will cover 16,000 square feet.  The goose repellent will last approximately three months and will not wash off with rain or watering.

Goose Sound Deterrent

A goose sound deterrent is a more advanced from of a goose deterrent.  This type of goose deterrent system broadcasts pre-recorded goose distress calls.  The series of goose distress calls have been recorded in their natural habitat.  The sound deterrent system repeats the calls every ten minutes.  The geese hear the distress calls and will want to avoid the area and move to a “safer” environment.  The systems are constructed of a rugged plastic and are weather-resistant and come with a built in speaker.  The coverage of the one speaker is an acre.  There is capability of adding four satellite speakers, which will ensure maximum coverage.

American Crows, more commonly known as “crows”, are said to be one of the most intelligent species of bird. So when your bird problem is crows, you must be clever when finding a solution to get rid of these birds. Since crows live and work in tight knit communities in order to ward off predators, chances are you have more than a few.

While corn, wheat and other crops are their favorite food, crows will eat insects, animal carcass and scavenge through landfills, garbage and most anywhere food can be found.  Crows are very adaptable, finding homes anywhere from the wilderness, farmland, parks and open woodland areas to small towns and major cities.

Since the American Crow is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, they remain high in population and widespread throughout the US and Northern Mexico. The high numbers means more bird problems for home and business owners since crows are destructive, messy and unsanitary. Not to worry, there are many humane options to keep these birds away from your property. Address the root of the cause by eliminating whatever is attracting crows to your property. It could be a high point used for a lookout, planted crops or even discarded food in the garbage. Here are several options to keep these birds away from your home or property.

To keep birds off your roofline, ledges, window sills and fences, bird spikes are the perfect solution. Bird spikes are a physical bird deterrent that prevent large birds from landing and nesting in unwanted areas, without harming the birds. Bird spikes are available in plastic or stainless steel and are easy to install with adhesive, screws or zip ties.

For crows gathering in gardens or fields, the Bird Chase Super Sonic, which is electronic, or Solar Bird Chase Sonic, which solar powered, is great for scaring birds away. Both of these sound bird deterrent products play bird distress calls and predator sounds to alert pest birds of danger, causing them to flee from the area. Both the solar and electronic Bird Chase Sonic cover an acre with the option to add up to four additional speakers for extra coverage.

Crows in smaller, more concentrated areas can be scared away with the Sonic Shield, which is a battery operated, motion activated device that replicates a vicious guard dog barking when triggered. The Sonic Shield is an inexpensive solution to bird control and is perfect for areas like patios, decks, balconies, small gardens and garbage cans. 

These are only a few of the bird control products availabe to scare birds away from your home or property.

Be bird free! Scare crows away.

Wild animals, like deer, raccoons, rabbits, rats, skunks, opossums and birds, have a tendency to lurk around residential areas, rummaging through garbage, eating crops, terrorizing domesticated animals, and sometimes posing a threat to people and property.

Most often, these critters mean no harm but when wild animals come near your home looking for food or shelter they put you in potential danger as they can become aggressive if they feel threatened and often times carry diseases that can be transmitted if bitten or scratched. They also create a mess and cause damage to your property.

The best thing to do is keep pest animals away from your property altogether. You can humanely scare these animals away the Sonic Shield, a battery operated, motion activated sound animal repeller. When triggered during the day, the Sonic Shield replicates a vicious guard dog barking, scaring animals away from unwanted areas. For night prowlers, the device flashes bright LED lights, alarming the animals that their intrusion has been discovered. This is particularly great if you have nearby neighbors or are in an area where nighttime noise is discouraged

Super Sonic is perfect for yards, patios, decks, balconies, garbage areas, small garden areas, pet doors and smaller more isolated areas where small unwanted animals and birds are becoming pests. The Sonic Shield is portable, very easy to install and runs on 4 AA batteries.

Don’t be bothered by pest animals, scare unwanted critters away from your home.

Birds cause massive damage to boats, costing boat owners a fortune in cleanup and repairs. Pest birds make themselves right at home on boats. They scratch the surface with their sharp claws, they poop everywhere, which is not only messy and unpleasant but it also stains canvas and contains acids that can damage your boat as well. Birds are rather unsanitary and humans can easily pick up diseases from their droppings. Avoid all the mess and unnecessary financial headache of having birds land and nest on your boat.

Get rid of pest birds on your boat with bird control solutions. There are many humane ways to keep birds off boats so you can spend your time relaxing, rather than cleaning and repairing. You can choose from several physical, visual or sound bird control products. In some instances, a combination of products may be required, depending on the type of birds and where they are located.

The Repeller 360° is a physical and visual deterrent that spins 360° in the wind preventing large birds, like seagulls, pigeons and crows, from landing on your boat. The Bird Spider 360° is another excellent bird deterrent. It resembles a spider when its legs flower out as it spins and bounces in the wind causing a visual disturbance that frightens and keeps birds away from the area. The Bird Spider 360° has several mounting options that will keep it out of your way and are will not scratch your boat.

There are a couple of less expensive options to keep birds away from your boat. Since birds will always steer clear of areas where predators lurk a life-like hawk decoy is a great way to scare birds away. The hawk decoy can be placed most anywhere on your boat. Be sure to move it occasionally to give it a more life-like effect. A great sound bird deterrent is the Sonic Shield, which is a motion activated device that replicates the sound of a vicious dog barking when triggered.

All of these bird control products are easy to install and remove when needed. Remember to clean all droppings and nesting residue before installing bird control products.

Now you can relax and not worry about bird problems on your boat!

Birds twittering around in your garden can be a fun thing to watch.  They do, however, present many problems for the backyard gardener.  The sparrow will eat the seeds if not planted properly.  Other birds will be in line for the spring and summer berry season, and will get the ripe fruit the minute they can.  There are many people who create a yard that attracts the birds to them.  But if you do not want to have them messing with your garden plants, there are time-proven methods to keep birds off and away from your garden plants.

Garden Bird Netting

One of the most, if not the most, effective bird control measure for gardens is garden bird netting.  Garden bird netting is the ideal barrier bird deterrent.  It will protect the berry bushes and all the other fruit and vegetable plants in the garden plot.  Garden bird netting is easily installed by the average backyard gardener and is very light weight and easy to maneuver.  The garden bird netting comes in rolls of 14 x 100-foot and 14 x 200-foot.  It is easy to cut to the desired length, or if you have a large fruit tree, to combine netting together.  There are three different mesh sizes, ¼”, 1/2” and ¾’.  The netting is made of durable, UV-protected polypropylene.  It is light weight and very easy to install.  When it is installed correctly, it is virtually invisible. 

Visual Bird Deterrents

A great and inexpensive garden bird deterrent to work in tandem with the garden bird netting is visual deterrents.  First block the bird with netting, and for stragglers who might try and get past the netting, scare them away from the area.  Visual bird deterrents work by tricking the birds into thinking they see a predator.  Pear shaped diverters, scare balloons and flash tape are all visual bird deterrents that can be attached to the posts where the bird netting is attached and suspended over the garden area.  The design on the diverters and balloons make the bird believe they are coming in contact with a natural predator.  The flash tape has a shiny side to it which irritates the bird and it also makes a crinkling sound with a breeze.  The sound also frightens the birds away.
 

There is a woodpecker deterrent that can be painted on to a surface that will keep the nuisance bird away.  Woodpeckers are interesting creatures.  That could be the reason why there was a very famous cartoon of a woodpecker.  They are very unique and different from other pest birds. 

Behaviors

The woodpecker is very strong.  Their pointed beak acts as a crowbar and chisel which will remove bark from a tree, and siding and stucco from the sides of the home.  The reason for this behavior is to find hiding insects.  Their tongue has a glue like substance that helps them catch the insects, and it is a very long one, up to four inches in some species.  They have zygodactal feet which means their clawed toes point in each direction which helps them grasp the sides of trees and buildings.  Their tail feathers are also very stiff which helps support their weight when grasping onto the vertical surface.

Woodpecker Deterrent

A great new way to get rid of woodpeckers is an elastomeric acrylic finish that can be painted on a surface just like a standard latex paint can be painted on.  The paint on woodpecker deterrent can be applied to wood, fiber-cement, stucco, vinyl and even aluminum.  The compound immediately communicates a warning signal to the woodpecker.  It prompts them to find a more desirable location to drum and excavate and look for their insects.  This paint on woodpecker deterrent will not harm the woodpeckers or any other species of birds.  The ingredients used are found in some popular consumer products that discourage nail biting and thumb sucking.  These are products that are used on children.  Even the National Safety Council and the American Medical Association recommend the ingredients used and have deemed them safe. Just about all bird control products that deter the pest birds from the home environment are safe and humane for all.

The paint on woodpecker deterrent comes in a variety of colors to match most structures.  The colors are Nova White, Sand Stone, Whetstone and Portabello.  It is a very durable bird control product and is weather-resistant.  It is applied using a brush, roller, paint pad or appropriate spray equipment.

When applying the paint on woodpecker deterrent, the results are effective immediately.  Bye-bye woodpecker.
 

NBC news has reported that “Swarmageddon” had begun in North Carolina. People should prepare for the 17 year old cicadas that will be swarming the east coast.  For 17 years, Brood II has been sucking up liquid from plant roots and preparing for their emergence.  The North Carolina soil temperature must have reached 64 degrees.  This seems to be the number when the bugs come up out of the soil.

It may be a news reporting event, and people are excited to watch, but there are repercussions to your property if you are not prepared.  Luckily, even though they have emerged, there is still time to implement cicada netting to protect the fruit and other trees that this big bug is attracted to.

The bugs arise from the ground, crawl up the trunk of the tree while shedding their hard shell, and climb up into the tree branches to look for a mate.  The male cicadas are very loud, and you will know when they are there.  The females will then lay hundreds of eggs on the limbs of the tree and this is when the damage begins.

Cicada netting needs to be implemented immediately, to block them from reaching the leaves of the tree.  Cicada netting can be draped over the tree and then secured tightly to the trunk of the tree so they cannot crawl up.

There are many types of netting out there, but cicada netting, also known as garden bird netting, should have the mesh size of ¼ inch.  This is small enough so the big bugs will not get through the barrier of the netting.  The netting needs only to be on for a few weeks, until they start disappearing, and then it can be removed, tossed or saved for the next infestation.

The garden bird netting can also be used to protect the spring garden.  Pest birds love to get to the garden.  It can be suspended over the plants and attached to posts using zip ties or even stapled to the posts.  The garden bird netting needs to be suspended by at least 6 inches.  When the garden bird netting is installed correctly, it is virtually invisible, and will not distract from the aesthetics of the home.

The Midwest should learn from this year’s Brood II.  Next year, Brood III is expected to hit the Midwest!
 

As summer rolls around, birds are looking for a nice, cool place to relax. Pools make a great bathing, pruning and drinking spot but this is no place for birds. They leave behind feathers and poop, making your pool area a toxic waste zone.

There are several humane bird deterrents to keep birds away from your pool and yard. Visual bird deterrents are very efficient in scaring birds away from unwanted areas. Birds naturally flee from and avoid areas with predators, making the hawk decoy a good, inexpensive option. Place the hawk on a post, ledge or in a tree near the pool and birds will avoid the area. Another visual bird deterrent is the scare balloon, which is a brightly colored, beach ball sized balloon that depicts the eye of a predator; it usually hangs from a tree or the side of the house but works perfectly floating right in the pool.

Sound bird deterrents, like the Sonic Shield, are great for chasing birds away too. The Sonic Shield is a motion activated sound device that replicates a vicious barking dog when activated. Another sound deterrent is the Solar Bird Chase Sonic, which is a solar powered sound device that scares birds away by playing recorded sounds depicting bird distress and predator calls.

Spend your summer enjoying your pool, not cleaning up after pest birds! Keep birds and ducks away from your pool!

Are you wondering what that buzzing is outside?  Do you think the crickets have invaded your property?  This time of year it is the cicadas making the raucous, not the crickets.  Cicadas are about two inches long; they are big insects.  After 17 years underground, Brood II cicadas are about to make their way out into the sunshine.

When the cicada larvae hatch, they burrow into the soil at the truck of the tree to feed on plant and tree roots.  What hurts and kills the young trees is the laying of the eggs.  The female produces hundreds of eggs in several batches.  They lay the eggs on the edge of the tree branch, which is what damages the branches and the smaller trees.

Cicada netting will be needed in the northeast of the United States where the cicadas are predicted to emerge in prime numbers. Cicada netting, or also known as garden bird netting needs to be the ¼” mesh size.  The only way to keep the cicada off the trees is to install the netting.

It is not too late, even if the cicadas have come up from underground.  There are a few days, up to 10 days, to get the trees netted before the mating occurs and the eggs are hatched.  The netting needs to be wrapped around the entire tree and tied or sealed off completely at the trunk so that no insects can get under the netting.

Many animals eat the cicadas including birds, dogs and cats.  So by installing cicada netting, there is no harm to the insect or any animals.  Humans are also known to eat cicadas.  There are recipes online.  The feast and infestation is short lived, however.  The cicadas only emerge for a short period of time.

Be prepared for the onslaught and install cicada netting.  The netting will also be a great bird deterrent for your fruit trees during spring and summer.  The same netting will protect the garden as well.  Garden bird netting is a very versatile form of bird control and cicada control.

Buildings can be damaged by the infamous woodpeckers.  If you learn a little about the woodpecker, it will go a long way in deterring them.  Dead and hollowed out trees are fundamental to their habitat needs.  This is their location where they will nest and roost at night, and where they spend a majority of their time looking for insects that live under the tree bark.  This also puts your home in jeopardy.  They are especially attracted to wood siding, stucco or any sort of artificial siding they can drum into.  In order for the pesky woodpecker to not use your home as they would a tree, woodpecker control needs to be implemented.

Like many other birds, woodpeckers are protected under federal law.  This means that once they nest and there are eggs or babies in the nest, they cannot be harmed or disturbed until the babies leave the nest.  This is why woodpecker control is necessary as a preventative plan of making sure the woodpecker does not make your home his home.

The perfect cure is a physical deterrent that will keep the woodpecker from landing on the side of the home.  A physical deterrent such as woodpecker netting is always better than a behavioral woodpecker control product.  Of course, using both a physical barrier and a behavioral scare tactic is ideal.

Woodpecker netting is a ¾” mesh bird netting that comes in 14’ x 100’ pieces.  Woodpecker netting is light weight, and is easily installed on the side of the home to block the woodpeckers from drumming on the home.  Woodpecker netting is installed by securing the netting to the outer edge of an eave or an overhang using bird netting clips, staples or other attachments.  The woodpecker netting can either be draped down on the side of the building or the bottom of the netting can be attached to the side of the home using self-adhering hooks.

Woodpecker kits are also sold that contain scare devices such as flash tape and scare balloons.  The visual deterrents can be hung from the building.  The woodpecker is scared away by the movement as well as the bright colors of the visual bird deterrents.
 

Every year we pour time, energy and money into displaying a beautiful garden. Whether you have a lush green oasis full of flowers, a fruit and vegetable garden, a small berry orchard or a garden with fountains and fish ponds, chances are you want to keep it clean and beautiful and free of hazardous and destructive pest birds.
 

While are some birds are beautiful to watch and listen to, when they are in your garden they can bring mass destruction by eating your plants and/or crops, leaving you high and dry without anything to enjoy for yourself. Naturally they leave droppings behind, which pose many hazards to your health if ingested but it’s also an eye sore to have bird poop covering your garden and the acid in bird droppings can ruin your decorative furniture or fountains in your garden.
 

There are several humane bird solutions for ridding your beautiful garden of pest birds. Visual bird deterrents are simply used to place in your general garden area and either depict an image of a predator, like a Red Tail Hawk, or some other distractors to confuse or scare birds. Hawk decoys are effective for large and small birds and can simply be placed on a ledge, fence or roof to scare birds away. Flash tape is red reflective tape used to hang in trees, plants, and gazebo-like areas and when it blows in the wind it creates an unfamiliar and disturbing environment for birds. Other visual deterrents include diverters and balloons that also hang in trees and bushes and resemble the eye of a predator causing birds to steer clear of the area. Most visual bird deterrents are very cost effective solutions to keeping your garden bird free.
 

Sound bird deterrents are also very effective for scare birds away from your garden. An excellent option is the Super Sonic, which is available in solar and electric and plays distress and predator calls for several species of birds giving them the idea that a predator is near and they should avoid the area.
 

Gardens with fountains and Koi ponds are the perfect feeding grounds for certain pest birds, like Herring. The best way to protect your fish is with the Pond Protector, which is an almost invisible bird barrier that connects just beneath the surface of the water, minimizing the outer surface area available to lurking birds and other predators.
 

Don’t let your garden be victim of destruction by pest birds. Get rid of  birds!
 

House Sparrows have become a constant presence in urban societies. They can be found anywhere where there are houses. In fact, there are few places they are not found. They are traditionally and primarily grain eaters but sparrows have adapted to scavenging in parks, restaurants, dumpsters, gardens and backyard bird feeders, eating most anything.

Sparrows are very noisy and social birds that carry rather aggressive tendencies. They become a nuisance to bird lovers when they cause native birds, like songbirds, to have to relocate, leaving nest boxes, by monopolizing the feeders and moving into occupied nesting areas. Other than being a nuisance to humans and  bullies to other birds, sparrows are unsanitary and carry a multitude of diseases like chlamydiosis, salmonellosis, Newcastle disease, toxoplasmosis and transmissible gastroenteritis. They are also a source of parasites and bugs, like fleas, mites, chiggers, ticks and even bedbugs.

Since sparrows will nest most anywhere near a food source, one way to keep these birds away is to prevent them from getting to a particular food source, like gardens, by using garden bird netting to cover crops. Bird netting can also be used to cover eaves and other open areas where sparrows like to nest.

Visual bird deterrents are another option for scaring birds away. Hawks prey on small birds, thus a hawk decoy works well when placed in the general vicinity of the sparrows nesting and/or feeding spots.

Using bird sound deterrents is another solution to pest bird control. The Sonic Shield is a motion activated sound device that replicates a vicious barking dog when activated or perhaps the Solar Bird Chase Sonic, which is a solar powered sound device that scares birds away by playing recorded sounds depicting bird distress and predator calls.

Don’t let sparrows scare away other birds! Get rid of pest birds!

Is the relentless tapping of woodpeckers giving you a headache?  Typically woodpeckers live in forests and wooded areas and will drill in tree bark looking for insects; however, they are no stranger to residential dwellings, like homes, telephone poles or anything wooden where they might find food. These amazing birds have hammer and crowbar-like beaks, feet with two sharply clawed toes pointing in opposite directions for grip and balance and along tongue with a sticky texture, all of which help them in their search for food.

Their very distinct markings and often vibrant colors make woodpeckers a beautiful sight but they do cause serious damage to homes and property, resulting in an eye sore and unnecessary repair costs. When the headache is more than you can bear, there are humane ways to get rid of woodpeckers.

With the Woodpecker Deterrent Kit, you have the ultimate woodpecker control solution as it comes with a repeller balloon, flash tape and installation brackets for hanging both. Installation is extremely easy and because this is a visual bird deterrent, there are no chemicals or anything harmful to birds. It simply scares the woodpeckers away because they see the balloon as a predator and the flash tape is a bright moving object that causes confusion and keeps the birds away.

 If you prefer something a little less obvious, bird netting is an excellent solution to deter woodpeckers. Woodpecker netting takes a little more finesse to install than the visual deterrents but it is well worth the effort, causing a physical barrier between woodpeckers and your property. Once you get rid of the woodpeckers, the netting can always be removed and reinstalled next year if/when needed.

Don’t be left with woodpecker house damage! Get rid of woodpeckers!

Spring is here and it is time to start planting your summer garden.  After spending hours planning, planting and watering, the plants begin to grow.  But before you have the chance to ejoy the fruits of your labor, animal pests have eaten or ruined your vegitables and flowers.  How do you keep this from happening?  You can fence off your entire garden, but then how can you enjoy it from the house or patio?  The best way to keep animal pests from eating your veggies is to use some sort of animal repeller in or around your garden.

There is an easy, affordable and humane way to keep pest animals away from your garden and yard, install a Sonic Shield by Bird-B-Gone.  The Sonic Shield is a portable animal repeller that uses lights and sound to scare animals away.  It uses an infrared sensor to detect movement, up to 30 feet away.  Once it detects movements a Guard Dog Bark sounds and the strob light flashes to scare the animal away. It is ideal to use in gardens, around pool areas, on patios and other areas that pest animals are a problem.  The unit uses four AA batteries, making it easy to install just about anywhere. 

The SonicShield is ideal to use in gardens, around pool areas, patios and balconies.  Where ever animals are a pest the SonicSheild will scare them away.  Some areas may require more than one unit to have complete coverage.

Believe it or not, large flocks are easier to scare away than individual birds.  Starlings are a notorious pest bird that flies in huge flocks.  The crow also tends to be a very social group.  They roost together in large groups as well as fly together.  You will see larger flocks during warmer months.  Grackles, gulls and starlings are also pest birds.  Many species of birds will look for feeding spots, and this can mean your front or backyard.  A flock of starlings for example can destroy an orchard in a matter of a few days. Taking away their view of your backyard is one way to discourage them from hanging around.

1.  Visual Bird Deterrents

Protecting the backyard means applying bird repellent products that will keep birds off and away from your property.  There are various types of products that have been successful in keeping birds away.  Birds really dislike shiny things that move.  It makes it very difficult for them to land, especially if there is constant movement where they want to land.  There is a bird repellent product that has a spinning 6’ stainless steel arm that has “sails” mounted at both ends.  These “sails” are made of a reflective material and have a predator eye feature design imprinted on them.  The shiny material and the constant 360 degree spinning will frighten and prevent the birds from landing.  This product is ideal for areas such as skylights, chimney caps and A.C. units.

2.  Bird Spikes

Rooftop issues are best resolved by using bird spikes.  Bird spikes will prevent birds from landing on the home, garage or even a shed.  Bird spikes are a highly effective bird repellent product that will keep birds off and discourage them and force them to find another landing position.  There are plastic bird spikes that come in an array of colors and can be matched to the structure they are positioned on.  Using the plastic bird spikes is a good idea where the electrical conductivity of stainless steel spikes could present a whole different issue.

There are many other solutions to the bird control issues.  Where there is a will, there is a way, but not for the birds.  Where there are bird repellents, birds will stay away.
 

Most likely the answer will be yes.  Bird control is needed around the home as much as businesses and boat owners need bird control.  The reason a homeowner needs some form of bird control is to protect the home itself, as well as the garage and any sheds or various structures on the property.  What you need protection from is the bird droppings that your feathered friends leave behind.  Birds might be fun to watch, but there is no fun in cleaning up after them.  Bird droppings are a highly destructive substance.  They are extremely acidic and will eat through just about any material including paint, wood, vinyl and even some metals.  Another concern to and reason to keep birds off the home is because of the disease the droppings harbor.

The birds will also strip a garden before you can pick the ripe fruit.  They are sneaky and will wait for you to go inside, then swoop down and feast on the garden and lawn if there is no bird control in place.  Pest birds pose all kinds of issues.  Pest birds can be the pigeon, sparrows, crows, geese and seagulls.

Garden bird netting is one type of bird control product that will block the pest birds where the netting is installed.  Physically blocking birds from areas is the only sure way to keep birds off and out of the area.  Garden bird netting is very light weight and an easy bird control product for the backyard gardener.  It is suggested that the garden bird netting be suspended over the plants by a few inches.  This type of netting or a more heavy duty netting is ideal for the structures to keep the pigeons off.  If you want to keep birds away from the fruit trees, netting is the way to go.

Bird spikes are a physical bird deterrent that prevents the bird from landing.  Bird spikes are ideal on rooftops, gutters and awnings.  They come in an assortment of colors and various widths.  Bird spikes come in a rigid U.V.-resistant polycarbonate or stainless steel.  Both are virtually invisible when installed correctly. 

Bird control products for home use are very economical, especially when compared to the cost the pest birds can create when they damage and ruin the home and yard.
 

The pest birds are very active in the early morning hours.  It might be that you are awakened by them.  If you have your window open, you might hear them chirping in the trees.  You also might hear them congregating on your rooftop.  At night, the crows and black birds may move in and roost and pick at the tiles on the roof.  When they are there, they are leaving their droppings behind.  There are verified instances of heavy bird droppings caving in rooftops.  This is an extreme example, but when bird control is not in place in a problem area such as the rooftop, the area can be damaged.

Fortunately, there are ways to keep pest birds off rooftops.  Bird spikes have been keeping birds off rooftops and other susceptible areas for quite some time now.  When you are familiar with bird spikes, you might begin to see them more often.  When they are applied properly, they are virtually invisible.  This is why you might not have noticed them at various businesses before, or on other people’s homes.

Bird spikes are easy to install by the average homeowner.  They can be simply glued, screwed or nailed down.  There are variations in bird spikes.  They come in stainless steel or a rigid U.V-resistant and unbreakable polycarbonate.  The plastic polycarbonate bird spikes are popular with homeowners because they come in an assortment of colors that will match the coloring of the rooftop.  The colors include brick red, brown, tan, gray, black and white.  Bird spikes are placed on roof crowns, ledges and parapet walls where the birds tend to land.

Another rooftop bird control solution is a bird gel.  Bird gels are a highly effective bird deterrent.  The bird gel creates a very sticky and uncomfortable surface for the birds to land on.  Bird gel is applied on the roof top in the same places as bird spikes using a standard caulking gun and the bird gel only needs to be re-applied every six months.

Bird spikes are effective for the larger birds where bird gels are effective against both large and small pest birds.
 

Are bird bandits eating your crops? One of the best tried and true ways to deter birds from your garden is through the use of bird netting. Today bird repellent netting is available in many types and mesh sizes. One product particularly well suited for achieving bird control for gardens is Ultra Net. It provides a humane, low profile way of preventing birds from getting at fruit trees, bushes and gardens. This lightweight bird netting is made from durable, U.V.-protected polypropylene, yet it's virtually invisible. This netting comes in 3/4-, 1/2-, and 1/4-inch mesh sizes and can be ordered in bulk rolls or pieces. This netting is an ideal bird control method for use against pigeons, swallows, crows, gulls and sparrows.

Ultra Net is also lightweight and easy to work with. For vegetable gardens, wrap individual plants in netting or suspend the netting around the entire garden area for protection. For blueberry bushes and grape vines, the netting should be suspended over the bushes or vines by at least six inches. This will keep pest birds away from gardens and deter them from sitting on the net and eating fruit through the mesh. One way to suspend the netting is to attach it to a series of poles placed around the perimeter. To protect fruit trees, cut the netting using the circumference of the tree as a guide, leaving at least one foot extra. Secure the netting with twine, zip ties or hog rings.

Keep your garden free of  birds and full of flowers and produce!
 

Summer months are upon us.  Backyard swimming pools are being cleaned and prepared for summer fun.  Pool toys are being checked out, inflated, or new ones are being bought.  Patio furniture is being hosed off and the chair paddings are coming out.  Barbeques are being scheduled.  Want to keep the fun going?  Goose control is a must. 

There are more birds and geese bathing in backyard pools than ever before.  Their natural habitats are becoming fewer, and golf courses and parks are getting smart and using geese and bird control.  Where do the geese have to go other than your back yard?  Your pool is the perfect bird bath for your feathered foe.  Get rid of geese from your pool and backyard with goose control methods that have been proven to work.  There is very little time involved and will not take away from your fun in the sun at all.

There are a few scare tactics that can be used to keep the birds off and keep geese away.  An outdoor sound device will cover a lot of territory.  The internal speaker on this sound bird deterrent will cover 1-acre of land.  The device plays recorded goose distress calls.  They sound every ten minutes to alert the geese to danger.  Geese will hear the calls and fly away to find another water source.

Another scare tactic that works for geese is a motion activated sprinkler.  This bird control product is good for large areas.  It covers 35’ out by 45’ wide.  It hooks up to a regular garden hose.  The infrared sensor detects a large bird or geese and releases an immediate spray of water.  Birds will associate the area with being sprayed and will want to avoid it.

There are scare balloons that can be partially filled with water and float in your pool or hot tub.  The scare balloon bird deterrent has mock predator eyes and bright colors that scare birds away.   It is the size of an average beach ball and can be played with in the pool.  It will be one pool toy that does not need to be taken out of the pool at the end of the day.
 

Woodpeckers are designed to peck wood.  That is how they look for insects to eat.  They drum to establish their territories and to create nesting areas.  The males are the ones that drum to attract their female counterpart.  Woodpecker season is when there is drumming happening at your home.

If it is on your home, there are woodpecker control products to block the woodpecker from drumming and damaging the siding of the home.  Woodpecker netting is one way to keep the birds off the side of the home.  The perfect size mesh for the woodpecker is ¾”.  Woodpecker netting that is ¾” comes in 14’ X 100 pieces.  Woodpecker netting is made of a lightweight plastic.  You can choose to let the netting drape down the side of the home and use weights at the bottom of the netting.  You can also secure the bottom of the woodpecker netting to the building with self-adhering hooks that can be purchased at most hardware stores and garden centers.  The one thing to remember is that the woodpecker netting needs to be installed away from the wall of the building.  Bird deterrent netting is easy to use, then store away for the next season when you want woodpecker deterrent installed again.

Woodpecker kits can be purchased that include scare tactics.  The visual deterrents in the woodpecker kit are flash tape, a scare balloon, and the brackets for hanging them.  A visual deterrent appeals to the woodpecker’s sight and sense of danger.  The distraction is the bright colors of the scare balloon and the movement of the flash tape when it moves in the breeze.  The flash tape has a shiny reflective side that irritates the woodpecker as well.  The woodpecker will want to avoid the area where these woodpecker deterrent products are hanging.

It is always a good idea to use both woodpecker deterrent products in unison.  Woodpeckers are smart, and by moving the visual deterrents around, they will not get use to them.  The visual woodpecker deterrents can also be taken down and reused.  It is much more cost effective to prevent the woodpecker from drumming than to repair the damage done. Bird control is quick and easy.