Warehouse Facility Bird Control
Bird problems in a warehouse can be a unsightly and costly problem, creating a unhealthy work environment for employees and customers in Charleston, South Carolina. Birds will often roost on metaIlI-beams, create nesting areas as they bring in nesting material, and leave droppings everywhere in there aftermath. Bird droppings left behind can be costly for businesses to clean up and often require daily cleaning to continually remove droppings. Often warehouses will have bay or dock doors left open, creating a suitable habitat for the birds to come in and find different nooks and crannies that creates a suitable sheltering area from predators and a perfect area to brood young. Common nuisance birds that create problems include:
- Pigeons
- Starlings
- Sparrows
- Vultures
- Hawks
- Sea Gulls
- Crows
- Chimney Swifts
it is important to understand that not all bird deterrents are created equally. Often deterrents in a warehouse environment are bird specific, and requires knowledge of the birds causing the problem, and how to achieve an effective solution. Contact a Animal Pros bird deterrent specialist for effective solutions in controlling nuisance birds in a warehouse today, for a consultation.
Warehouses Battling Birds
Warehouse pest control for birds, is often a unique situation requiring specialized skills in effectively solving the bird problems. Warehouses, will often resort to trying to solve a bird problem with maintenance staff, resorting to pressure washing effected areas, and the placement of owl decoys, fake snakes, and even pellet guns. Some facilities will even try the placement of bird spike strips to solve or alleviate bird problem areas. Unfortunately, bird deterrents are bird specific and situation specific, and not all methods will work with all birds. Common bird deterrents include:
- Bird Netting
- Bird Spikes
- Bird Electric Shock Strip
- Bird Wire
- Bird Slide
- Mist Netting
- Eagle Eyes
- Gutter Deterrents
- Bird-Off Gel
- Daddi Long Legs
- Solar Panel Exclusion
- Bird Trapping
- Lethal Bird Control
- Sound Deterrents
- Fogging
- Visual Deterrents
- Smell & Taste Deterrents
Bird Deterrents can be effective as long as it’s used for the species of bird it is intended for, and the situation the deterrents is applicable for. Professional assistance is often required for a permanent solution in solving aviary issues in a warehouse. Contact a Animal Pros specialist today.
Warehouse Bird Damage
Bird damage in a warehouse is often caused by bird droppings, which are highly corrosive and can degrade warehouse materials and products. There are over 60 human communicable diseases associated with bird droppings alone. Disturbance of dried bird droppings, either by the birds or by a worker, is what causes airborne particulates to be circulated, creating a serious hazard if inhaled or ingested. Bird droppings will damage roofs, I beams, gutters, stone, marble, granite, machinery, products, light fixtures, floor inventory, and transformers. Bird nests, feathers, and nesting debris, can be a fire hazard around anything electrical. Bird droppings can be a danger to “slip and fall accidents” for employees. Bird problems for warehouse facilities experience millions of dollars worth of damage yearly. The best way to combat bird problems is to be proactive and actively get on top of the problem before damage occurs. Contact a Animal Pros bird deterrent specialist for help in controlling birds in your warehouse today.