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Pest bird infestations can result in property damage, health hazards and disease. Here, Bird X outlines the ways to minimise these risks.
Bird-X has been in business for 55 years, and in that time has become one of the world’s largest and most trusted manufacturers of bird control products. With shipping points and distributor partners across the US and Europe, countless bird problems have been solved for municipalities, governments, private and public companies.
Why bird control? Birds can cause a whole host of problems for a business, its employees, and its facilities, which is why it is important to be proactive in implementing bird control solutions. Birds and their droppings can carry over 60 transmissible diseases and are also associated with over 50 kinds of ectoparasites. As a result, bird problems can pose serious health risks to employees working within a facility.
Furthermore, if a company is storing and shipping products to customers, it is imperative their products are clean and do not have bird droppings on them when delivered. Beyond the health risks, bird droppings are acidic and can deteriorate steel and other materials, meaning irreversible damage can be done to a company’s facility and assets, resulting in inventory losses, facility audit infractions and audit failures. All of these reasons are why it is important to implement proactive bird control solutions.
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Implementing bird control solutions varies on the bird, however, the most common pest bird is the pigeon. Due to their unique biology and successful reproductive behaviour, a small pigeon problem can become a big pigeon problem in a short period of time. The average lifespan of a pigeon is six years. They are monogamous and mate for life (true ‘love birds’ if you will).
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