Pigeons

Apart from the being a hazard to health, pigeons can make a real mess of building facades, they invade roof spaces and unused buildings.

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Feral pigeons are the number one urban pest. The proliferation of food waste on our city streets and easy accessibility to habitation makes pigeon control essential in urban environments and whilst a small minority of people continue to feed pigeons, control is the only form of defence. Pigeons can survive on remarkably small amounts of food. Problems may arise when pigeons roost on buildings as they foul from ledges and other nesting or roosting areas. Their droppings cause an unsightly mess and may also cause slip hazards on walkways and pavements. A build up of pigeon droppings and nesting materials can provide a food source and harbourage for a whole number of insect pests, including fleas, ticks, mites, moths, beetles, flies, stored product insects and textile pests, which can affect humans in a direct or indirect way. The health risks associated with pigeons include the spread of diseases such as E.coli, Salmonella, ornithosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (bird fancier’s lung).They carry parasites such as lice, ticks, fleas, mites and many more, which in turn can spread disease from the pigeons  to humans. When the guano is left to dry and ultimately break apart, it becomes airborne meaning it can be breathed in. From this, fungal infections can bloom in the hospitable warm and moist environment of the lungs causing respiratory illnesses.
Pigeons can also cause a noise nuisance to people living and working in the area.

Falcon Pest Services can protect your property or business by installing a range of products designed to keep nuisance birds off your premises. Bird spikes, netting, trapping and culling are all options of bird control.

For more informatin regarding pigeon and bird control for your business or home please call us on +44 (0)1773 761254.

 

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