Go Natural
Organic bird control is one of the best ways to remove or prevent birds from entering areas they don’t belong. Whether a home owner is a bird lover or can’t stand the idea of a flying disease carrier, organic methods can be one of the best options for pest control. Many birds are protected by laws and regulations that don’t allow a private homeowner to exterminate birds in any way. There are great green pest control methods for a one time bird issue or even for a persistent bird problem that do-it-yourself homeowners can easily implement.
Pest Control from the Kitchen
While a homeowner wouldn’t want to find a bird in their house, there are plenty of supplies within a home that can be used for a organic bird removal. Some safe and effective bird control methods that homeowners can do on their own include the following:
- Open up a box of aluminum foil and homeowners can create a great woodpecker deterrent. The noise will shoo the birds away but probably won’t do a thing for the bugs in the tree that the woodpecker was initially drawn towards.
- Get some peanut butter and cover it with bird seed and then place it in a trap meant to naturally capture birds that can be re-homed. The pigeon cooing outside your bedroom window may have initially been cute but one pigeon can lead to many more pigeons and their droppings coating your window sills, air conditioning units and deck furniture.
- Grab some scissors, paper and research the outline of a bird. Copy the outline onto some paper, snip out the outline and tape to a window or hang in an area where you are trying to prevent birds. Believe it or not, birds are easily deterred by other birds and by placing silhouettes of birds in windows; it can be a simple method of best control for birds.
- Grape seed spray can be very effective for everything from small birds to geese. The scent is an irritant to birds and forces them out of areas without permanently harming them.
- Keeping birds out of areas where they can impact humans is very important. As a wild animal, birds generally carry a wide range of diseases and preventing contact with them as naturally as possible is the safest option for humans as well as the birds.
Don't Try This at Home
Some homeowners truly do appreciate birds. But where the line must be drawn is when a bird can harm a human or be harmed themselves. Homeowners are often reluctant to remove birds from areas where they have taken up residence because they feel it is mean or unsympathetic to the bird family. But leaving a nest in a location that wasn’t meant for a bird can be very detrimental. While the homeowner might be aware that a nest of birds has made the attic fan their home, a visitor might not and unintentionally start the fan which could have tragic results for the birds and disastrous results for a home.
Using chemicals such as filling bird baths with anti-freeze is an old home remedy. However, it is incredibly dangerous for other animals and potentially unsuspecting humans. It is also cruel and can get a homeowner in trouble with local and federal agencies. Choosing to use organic pest control methods is the best option for safe bird removal.
Green Market
Keeping birds out of a home is one thing. But eliminating birds from outdoor areas can seem extremely daunting. There are several types of products that are green options for effectively and naturally eliminating bird problems such as a grape seed spray that geese just can’t stand. The grape seed spray is not harmful for humans or pets but is very effective at deterring a gaggle of geese from your yard. Electronic transmitters are also an option that can be great for large areas. These transmitters can emit high frequency noises to keep birds away without the use of chemicals.
Using green methods for bird control is an effective and safe way to keep birds away from areas that weren’t intended to be bird houses. By proactively preventing unwanted bird nesting and using natural pest control methods, homeowners can keep the birds where they belong.