Archive for January, 2009

Bird Allergy

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Bird Allergy 
Bird allergy is a normal reaction of your body’s immune system to the feather dander, or more popularly known as feather dust, and droppings or fecal matter coming out of birds.

People who work closely with birds and those who take care of birds as pets are the most at risk to develop [...]

Get Rid Of Pigeons

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Get Rid Of Pigeons 
Pigeons have lived together with human beings for thousands of years. Some pigeons carried posts to help our ancestors and most of them dropped diseases for us to suffer.
Human diseases and health risks associated with pigeon droppings are Histoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis and Psittacosis.

Histoplasmosis, an infection caused by a fungus, Histoplasma [...]

Combating Bird Pests In Urban Areas

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Combating Bird Pests In Urban Areas
There are many different methods of dealing with bird problems. It is necessary before implementing any form of bird control to survey and access the problem and decide on the action applicable.

Bird infestations of buildings are reasonably difficult to control and with the absence of sufficient proofing measures [...]

Deterring Birds From Your Home

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Deterring Birds

Bird watching is a growing phenomenon. It’s great unless you have birds ‘raining’ down on your home. Fortunately, there are a wide variety of bird deterrents available now. .
If you’re reading this article, you have concerns for the environment and try to take steps not to destroy it. This [...]

The ultimate pigeon deterrent

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

The ultimate pigeon deterrent

Ineffective pigeon deterrents
Many artificial pest control devices are marketed as single, "one off" solutions to pigeon control. In reality, pigeons are intelligent animals and quickly adapt. It doesn’t take long to learn that sonic pest control devices, warning sounds and hawk models offer no danger.

Effective pigeon control
Studies have shown [...]