Solutions by Property Type
Birds can create a nuisance for any commercial or residential property.
We know this well: we’ve worked with hundreds of very different locations and situations around the world, from small restaurants and retail stores to huge processing plants and luxury resorts.

While each property has its own unique characteristics, the overall goal is always the same: make your property uncomfortable for birds using our CREAM method.
When birds feel unhappy and uncomfortable, when they can’t find food, proper shelter, or a safe place to nest – they will eventually leave for more comfortable places.

Many bird control solutions focus on scaring birds away. But birds are very mobile – one flock flies away today, another comes the next day.

That’s why smart bird control solutions are focused on working with your property, not with birds. When you make your area bird-proof, both present and new birds feel equally unwelcome there and prefer to move to other, safer places.
Work with your property, not with birds!

The most important part is to apply bird control methods continuously and as an integrated bird control system.
Birds are smart and stubborn. To beat them, you need to be smarter and more persistent.

Don’t give birds a chance to feel relaxed on your property.
Show them who rules the roost.

Hotels and Resorts

Hotels and resorts attract pigeons, sparrows, seagulls, and other birds with their outdoor dining areas, swimming pools, landscaped gardens, and abundant food sources. Tropical destinations may also face problems with mynas and seabirds such as noddies.

Bird droppings on balconies, pool furniture, walkways, and outdoor restaurant tables create unpleasant experiences for guests, while aggressive birds may disturb diners or steal their food.

Rooflines, balconies, covered entrances, and waterfront structures provide countless places for birds to perch, roost, and nest.

The combination of large open spaces, constant guest activity, and readily available food makes bird infestations particularly persistent and damaging to a hotel’s reputation.

How to remove birds from hotels and resorts:


- Clean up all the dirt and mess related to bird activity: droppings, feathers, nests, scraps of materials pecked by birds, etc. They may contain dangerous bacteria and may attract new birds with pheromones.

- Close access to all the places used by birds for roosting and nesting and all points through which they can enter the buildings as much as possible. Close openings and structural cavities of the buildings with bird netting, mesh, grids, or solid covers.

- Use professionally installed bird netting to cover areas under the roofs of canopies, cabanas, eaves and other structures where birds can hide, rest, and nest. Make sure that you don’t leave any openings, even small ones, at the corners or at the edge of the net – otherwise the birds will find their way in.

- Use bird spikes of appropriate size (depending on the size of the birds), bird slides, and/or bird gel on ledges, edges and tops of roofs, horizontal beams and pipes, and all other surfaces where birds can land and roost to prevent them from doing that.

- Restrict birds’ access to food, food leftovers, and garbage. Cover food storage areas, use rubber curtains at entrances, and use closed garbage cans. Train your staff members to remove food leftovers from restaurant tables as quickly as possible.

This is one of the most important steps. If birds have easy access to food on your property, they will never leave. Never. No matter what you do. And vice versa – if they can’t find a food source, they will move more easily to other areas, where food is more accessible.

- Trim and prune trees to deprive the birds of the comfort of shade and privacy. Birds use trees to rest and nest in cooler and safer conditions. When you let more sun into the crowns of the trees and expose them to the view of potential predators, birds feel less comfortable. And they are more likely to leave the area sooner.

If the birds actively nest inside the trees, consider replacing the trees with ones that are less comfortable for nesting. For example, replacing Banyan trees with their long horizontal branches with Palm trees will remove the attractiveness of the area for birds.

- Use gull wire systems over pools, dining areas and other open areas, where birds create a particular nuisance. Just make sure to use strong, wind-resistant wires, supports, and hardware, especially at waterfront properties.

- Install shock systems to prevent birds from sitting on the edges of the roofs, signs, and beams.

- Use hazers to spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals into the air: Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate (according to the product instructions).
Unlike regular sprayers, hazers create a fog-like haze that goes up into the air and affects birds in flight without disturbing hotel guests. We would advise against using direct spraying methods around the guest areas because they may create unpleasant smells for people – hazers are the best solution here.

- Apply visual confirmations (UV paints and dyes, UV decals, bright paint markers, etc.) together with bird control measures to reinforce their effect and speed up the birds’ decision to move to other areas. In most cases, visual deterrents won’t work alone, but they help to teach birds to avoid areas treated with other bird control measures.

Golf Courses


Golf courses are especially attractive to Canada geese, ducks, and other waterfowl because of their extensive, well-maintained grassy areas, ponds, and water hazards.

Large flocks of geese can cover fairways, greens, and tee boxes with droppings, damage expensive turf, and create unpleasant playing conditions for golfers.

During nesting season, territorial geese may become aggressive toward players and groundskeeping employees, creating additional safety concerns.

The sheer size of golf courses, combined with open water, abundant grazing areas, and seasonal migration patterns, makes recurring bird problems difficult to manage.

How to remove birds from golf courses:


- Regularly trim bushes and high grass where geese and ducks can rest and nest.

- Spray the turf with nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals (according to their instructions): Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate.

Use visual confirmation (UV dyes) in the spray to make the area look unusual to birds and create a strong connection between the appearance of the area and the unpleasant feelings caused by bird repellents.

- Use hazers to spread the same chemicals into the air to affect the birds in flight (which is the most effective way because birds inhale more air when they fly).

- Spray the area with digestion-affecting chemicals, such as Anthraquinone (according to the instructions for the specific product) or use baits with similar chemicals. They will make the food sources unpleasant for geese and ducks.

- Get a dog. The regular presence of a hunting dog in the area annoys the birds and deprives them of the comfort and serenity they are looking for. Maintaining constant pressure on birds is extremely important, so a trained dog in residence is always better than occasional visits by outside bird chasers.

- Restrict birds’ access to food and food leftovers, particularly in restaurants and garbage storage areas. Use closed, lockable garbage bins for food-related trash.

- Don’t let staff members and guests feed the birds. Train your staff to remove the food leftovers from the tables in open-air dining areas as quickly as possible.

- Protect clubhouses and restaurants from small birds with the same bird control measures that we recommend for hotels and restaurants – remove safe shelter, use spikes and gel to prevent landing and roosting on beams and ledges, use netting to enclose areas under roofs and canopies, etc.

Make all parts of your property uncomfortable for unwelcome birds.

Apartment Complexes (Apartments and Townhouses)

Multi-unit residential buildings offer pigeons, sparrows, and starlings numerous sheltered places to roost and nest, including balconies, rooflines, window ledges, ventilation openings, and exterior HVAC equipment.

Bird droppings, nesting debris, and constant noise can make balconies unusable, damage building surfaces, and generate frequent complaints from tenants.

Nests can also obstruct drainage systems and ventilation openings, creating additional maintenance expenses and potential property damage.

The large number of similar nesting locations, limited access to occupied balconies, and birds’ tendency to return to established roosting sites make apartment complexes particularly challenging for property managers.

How to remove birds from apartment complexes:


- Remove all the droppings, nests, and feathers, and thoroughly clean the area of bird-related dirt (power wash, if needed). Droppings not only pose a threat of disease spread but also contain bird pheromones that attract more birds to your property.

- Close all the openings, niches, structural cavities, and technical entry points with bird netting, mesh, grids, or solid covers. Your goal is to exclude the birds from all areas and places where they can safely rest, roost, or nest.

- Close eaves and under-roof structures with professionally installed fine-mesh bird netting to prevent birds from inhabiting those areas.

- Protect ledges, beams, horizontal pipes, and edges of the roofs with bird spikes (make sure to use the right size for the bird species), bird slides, bird wire, and/or electric shock systems.

- Control garbage areas on the site and prevent open storage of food-related garbage, which is particularly attractive to birds. Use garbage cans with closed lids for storing food trash and educate your residents on the importance of proper disposal and storage of food-related garbage.

- Eliminate access to all food sources on your property. Do not allow residents to feed the birds, and educate them on the damage and danger that may be caused by the birds.

- Install hazers on the roofs to spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals (Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, etc.) according to the product instructions.

Regularly spray the same chemicals (according to their instructions) on the surface of the roofs, and on the ground, lawns, and vegetation around the property. Applying constant pressure on birds is the key factor for success.

Use visual confirmations together with spraying (UV-dyes, UV-paints, etc.) to teach the birds to avoid the treated areas and to increase the effectiveness of the bird control chemicals.


- Trim bushes and prune trees around the property to prevent comfortable nesting and roosting of birds inside them.

- Install bird wires or see-saw roosting preventers on balcony rails in the areas most affected by birds.

- If you have birds inside your buildings (in attics, etc.), hire a local pest control professional to safely catch them and release them outside. And close all the possible access points to your buildings with netting, mesh, or solid covers immediately after that to prevent the birds from re-entering the building.

Residential Communities (Single-Family Houses)


Residential communities with landscaped lawns, mature trees, ornamental ponds, and accessible food sources often attract Canada geese, pigeons, starlings, sparrows, and other nuisance birds.

Geese can damage lawns and cover sidewalks and common areas with droppings, while birds nesting under roof eaves, around gutters, and in ventilation openings create noise, mess, and maintenance problems for homeowners.

Community parks, playgrounds, walking paths, and shared recreational areas are particularly vulnerable, leading to resident complaints and additional expenses for homeowners associations (HOAs).

Because bird activity extends across numerous individual properties and common areas, recurring infestations are difficult to address consistently throughout an entire neighborhood.

How to remove birds from residential communities:


While removing all the birds from all households is virtually impossible in real life (and often unwanted by the residents), repelling birds from common areas, roads, sidewalks, and clubhouses is achievable with enough persistence.

- Remove all the bird-related dirt and mess (droppings, feathers, dirt, old nests, etc.). Powerwash hard surfaces to remove dropping residue which contains pheromones and may attract new birds.

- Remove all the food sources and restrict birds’ access to food-related garbage. Use trash cans with closed / lockable lids for food leftovers and food-related garbage. Never leave food and leftovers on restaurant tables for a long time.

- Trim and prune shrubs and trees to let more sunlight and wind through. Birds are looking for shade and privacy, and taking it from them will make them feel less comfortable.

- Use professionally installed bird netting to cover eaves of community buildings and clubhouses, areas under canopies and under roofs of pergolas. It is very important not to leave any openings when you install the netting, even the smallest ones; otherwise, birds will find their way inside.

- Use hazers to spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals over large common areas (according to their instructions): Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate.

- For geese and ducks, spray the area where they are usually present with digestion-affecting chemicals, such as Anthraquinone (according to the instructions for the specific product) or use baits with similar chemicals. They will make the food sources unpleasant for birds.

- Use ozone repellents on porches and canopies of community buildings, club houses, and restaurants.

- Use bird spikes of appropriate size, bird gel, or bird slides on ledges and beams of common buildings and pergolas, where netting can’t be installed. Don’t let birds roost and nest comfortably on covered surfaces on your property.

- Use gull wire systems over community pools. Make sure to use strong, wind-resistant wires and supports.

- Educate residents not to feed birds in common areas. The willingness of residents to care for “poor birdies” is often the biggest reason why bird-control initiatives fail in residential communities.

- For large communities, especially for geese and ducks, create a “dedicated area” to which you want to move the birds. Removal of birds from common areas is much easier if they have a place to go.

- Residential communities may have a very wide variety of birds. For each specific type of bird, apply relevant methods described in the “Solutions by Bird” section.

Office Buildings

Office buildings attract pigeons, gulls, starlings, and sparrows with their elevated ledges, flat rooftops, architectural features, and sheltered mechanical equipment, while landscaped corporate campuses may also attract Canada geese.

Bird droppings on windows, entrances, sidewalks, and employee parking areas spoil the building’s professional appearance, increase cleaning expenses, and create potential slip hazards.

Rooftop HVAC units, ventilation openings, building signs, and decorative façade elements are common nesting and roosting locations where birds can cause additional maintenance problems.

High-rise structures, difficult-to-reach exterior surfaces, and numerous elevated perching locations make persistent bird activity especially troublesome for commercial property managers.

How to remove birds from office buildings:


- Remove all the old nests, bird droppings, feathers, and bird-related dirt, and clean the building, parking lot, and passages thoroughly. Powerwash if needed. Bird-related dirt attracts more birds and makes bird control measures less effective.

- Close access to all structural cavities and openings of your building (particularly entrances to the attic and ventilation openings) with nets, mesh, grids, or solid covers to prevent birds from roosting and nesting in a safe shelter.

- For flat roofs, use hazers on the roof to spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals over large common areas (according to their instructions): Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate. This will discourage birds from landing, roosting, and nesting on your roof.

- Spray the same chemicals (if the product instructions allow that) around the building: on passages, pathways, shrubs, trees, parking lots, and lawns, etc. Use UV-dyes to enhance the efficiency of the spraying and teach the birds to stay away from treated areas.

- For geese and ducks, spray the area where they are usually present with digestion-affecting chemicals, such as Anthraquinone (according to the instructions for the specific product) or use baits with similar chemicals. They will make the food sources unpleasant for birds and they will likely leave to find a more comfortable place.

- For buildings with pitched roofs, install spikes or bird wire systems on the top of the roof and all horizontal surfaces where birds can comfortably roost.

- For all roofs, use spikes, bird wire, or shock systems on the edges of roofs to prevent birds from roosting there and leaving droppings on the walls, entrances, and walkways leading to the building.

- Cover AC units on the roof with netting systems.

- Prevent birds from entering spaces under solar panels on the roof and nesting there by closing the access with metal mesh or a solar grid system.

- Use spikes of appropriate size or bird slides on ledges, horizontal beams, pipes, and signs to discourage birds from landing and roosting there.

- If you have birds under canopies over parking spots, close those areas with bird netting or use bird gel together with UV-paint on all horizontal surfaces where birds can land.

- If your building has reflective windows, and birds collide with them, use UV-stickers or dots of UV-paint on the window to help the birds distinguish the building from open sky and prevent accidental injuries or death of birds.

Warehouses


Warehouses provide pigeons, sparrows, and starlings with attractive shelter in their high ceilings, structural beams, roof supports, and covered loading docks, while frequently opened doors and loading docks allow birds to enter the building.

Once inside, birds can contaminate stored merchandise, pallets, packaging materials, and warehouse equipment with droppings, feathers, and nesting debris. If you store edible products, birds will peck into packages, eat merchandise, and leave a huge mess around.

Bird activity above inventory and active work areas creates sanitation concerns, increases cleaning costs, and may lead to damaged goods, disrupted operations, and serious losses.

Large interior spaces, inaccessible overhead structures, and loading doors that must remain open throughout the working day make warehouse bird infestations particularly difficult to eliminate. Flat roofs and engineering structures, such as AC units, create great places for roosting and nesting.

How to remove birds from warehouses:


- Close every possible entry point for birds into the building with nets, mesh, grids, rubber strips, or solid covers.

Pay particular attention to gates and loading docks – small openings may exist in their mechanisms and around them, if they are installed incorrectly. We’ve seen that many times. You may not even realize that such an opening exists – birds need only a 1- or 2-inch hole to get into the building.

- Prevent birds from entering the buildings through open gates and loading docks during normal operation: use hazers with nerve-affecting chemicals (Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, etc.) near the gate outside and/or ozone deterrents at every gate and dock inside the building.

- Use rubber strip curtains at the gates and doors that stay open during normal operation, where possible.

- Use UV-paint or bright-colored paints around the docks outside to create an additional visual marker for birds and enhance the efficiency of hazers and ozone deterrents.

- Remove all the bird-related dirt and mess (including nests, feathers, droppings, pecked materials, etc.) inside and outside the building, and clean the area thoroughly, preferably with a powerwasher. That dirt may not only contain dangerous bacteria but also attract more birds to the area.

- After applying all the above access-control methods, hire a local pest control professional to safely catch the birds and release them far from your property.

- If birds still find a way inside the building and nothing can prevent that because of the nature of your operations, restrict their access to comfortable places for roosting, resting, and nesting. Close the under-roof structures with professionally installed small-mesh bird netting. Make sure not to leave even the smallest gaps in corners and at the edges of nets – 1-2 inches is all the birds need to get inside and ruin all the work.

Use spikes of appropriate size or bird gel and UV-paint on horizontal beams, ledges, pipes, and other surfaces not covered with bird netting.

- Cover edible merchandise with netting, strip curtains, or solid covers to restrict the birds’ access to food.

- Never store food leftovers and edible garbage in open containers with easy access for birds. Use garbage bins with closed lids or lockable trash storage systems.

- Use hazers to spray nerve-affecting chemicals on the roof and around the building to disperse the repellents through the air and create unpleasant airspace for birds to fly through.

Additionally, spray nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting bird repellents on the ground, trees, and bushes around the building to apply more pressure on birds when they land there.

- Install netting systems around AC units and other engineering systems on the roof to prevent birds from building nests there.

- Use spikes, bird wire, or shock systems on the edges of the roof and on signs to discourage birds from roosting there.

Restaurants

Restaurants attract pigeons, sparrows, seagulls, starlings, and, in some regions, mynas with food scraps, outdoor dining areas, open dumpsters, and the constant availability of food.

Birds approaching customers, stealing food, or leaving droppings on tables, chairs, and walkways can quickly ruin the dining experience and generate complaints or negative online reviews.

Outdoor patios, awnings, rooftop dining areas, kitchen exhaust structures, and garbage storage locations are particularly vulnerable, while birds entering food preparation areas can create serious sanitation and health inspection concerns.

Continuous food service, frequent deliveries, and the presence of customers make persistent bird problems especially difficult for restaurant owners and managers.


How to remove birds from restaurants:


- Restrict birds’ access to food, food storage, and leftovers as much as possible. Cover edible ingredients, install nets or mesh over open windows, do not leave food and food supplies unattended.

Food is the main point of attraction for birds in your restaurant. Managing birds in restaurants mainly means managing their access to food, edible supplies stored on site, and food leftovers.

- Train your staff members to remove food leftovers from tables quickly after guests leave.

- Protect food leftovers and edible garbage. Use trash bins with lids and lockable garbage containers.

- Remove all bird droppings, feathers, nests, dirt, and other bird-related mess. Powerwash surfaces if the contamination is significant. This dirt is a health hazard, and it attracts more birds to your property because it contains bird pheromones.

- Restrict access to places suitable for roosting, sheltering, and nesting – structural openings and building cavities, areas under AC units and solar panels, ventilation openings, open windows, canopies, etc. Use bird netting, mesh, grids, or solid materials to remove all the places where birds can feel comfortable and safe on your property.

- Install bird spikes of appropriate size, bird wire, or shock systems on edges of roofs, ledges, and all places where birds can roost and plan their attack on your restaurant.

- Close areas under awnings and canopies with small-mesh bird netting.

- Use ozone bird deterrents under awnings and canopies when netting is difficult or unreasonable to install. In addition to repelling unwanted birds, ozone devices also clean the air and make your property cleaner and healthier for your guests.

- Use bird spikes on top of your restaurant signs and close areas inside the signs, where birds can build nests, with professionally installed bird netting.

- Spray trees, bushes, and lawns around your restaurant with nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting bird control repellents containing Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, or Thymol (according to product instructions).
Also spray the roofs, ledges, and all the areas where the birds usually gather, if this is safe for guests and staff in your case.

Retail Stores


Retail stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers often attract pigeons, sparrows, and starlings because their building signs, entrance canopies, roof structures, and loading areas provide convenient roosting and nesting locations.

Garden centers and hardware stores often sell bird food as merchandise and store it in outdoor areas, making these areas particularly attractive to birds that peck into packages, destroy products, and leave a mess behind.

Bird droppings on storefronts, shopping carts, parked vehicles, and pedestrian walkways create an unpleasant shopping environment and increase cleaning and maintenance expenses.

Birds may also enter stores through automatic entrances or receiving docks, potentially damaging merchandise and creating additional sanitation concerns, particularly in grocery stores.

Large parking areas, multiple entrances, continuous customer traffic, and extensive exterior structures make nuisance bird activity a huge recurring headache for retail property managers.

How to remove birds from retail stores:


- Close all possible entry points through which birds can enter the building: ventilation openings, structural cavities, open windows, etc., as well as structural cavities, niches, and areas under solar panels, AC units and engineering systems on the roof, where birds can find shelter and a place to nest.

Birds can still get inside through automatic doors and open gates, but at least you decrease the availability of entry points and make your building less attractive for birds.

- Clean and powerwash all surfaces to remove bird droppings, feathers, nests, damaged packages and merchandise, and other bird-related dirt and mess. Not only does it pose a significant health hazard, but it also emits bird pheromones and attracts more birds.

- Cover edible merchandise within easy reach for birds – particularly in outside areas and garden centers. Use rubber curtain strips, plexiglass covers, netting, or other physical means of exclusion to restrict birds’ access to the products most attractive to them.

- Check the gates of receiving docks for possible openings above and below the gates. This is a very common and unexpected spot for birds to get inside. Even a very small 1- or 2-inch hole is enough for birds to get inside the building. If found, close the opening with rubber strips or solid materials to prevent birds from entering.

- If birds get inside your store, hire a local pest control professional ASAP to catch them and release them far from your building before they cause significant damage and contamination.

- Install small-mesh bird netting under canopies in outside areas, particularly in garden centers in hardware stores. Don’t forget to leave zippered access openings for accessing engineering systems (AC, lights, etc.). Make sure that the netting is installed correctly, and no openings are left in corners, around columns, or at the edges of the net. Even a small 1-inch hole allows birds to get inside and ruin all the expensive work.

- Use bird spikes of appropriate size or bird gel together with UV-paint markers on the structures under canopies in the outside areas not covered with netting: horizontal beams, pipes, lights, ledges, etc.

- Use ozone bird repellents in outdoor covered areas, under canopies, and inside receiving areas, above the gates of loading docks to prevent birds from getting inside through open gates during operation.

- Apply nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting bird control repellents containing Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, or Thymol (according to product instructions).

Use hazers on the roof and in the outdoor areas to create unpleasant airspace for birds to fly through.

Spray surfaces of outdoor areas or use automated misting systems to create an uncomfortable place for birds and to motivate them to leave your property for safer areas.


- Install spikes, bird wire, or shock systems on edges of the roof to prevent birds from roosting and resting there and leaving droppings on your building.

- Birds often like to hang out under pallets in outdoor areas of retail stores – they find shelter and a comfortable nesting place there. Remove the nests and use compressed air, CO2, or powerwashers to encourage birds to leave the place under pallets.
Once they have left, spray the areas under pallets with nerve-affecting or behavior-affecting bird repellent, according to the product instructions.

- Use bird spikes of appropriate size on top of store signs to stop birds from roosting there. Close all the openings and covered places inside the store signs with small-mesh bird netting to eliminate the possibility of birds building nests there (for example, inside “O” or “S” or “R” letters or structural engineering openings).

Food Processing Plants

Food processing facilities can attract pigeons, sparrows, starlings, and other birds through exposed raw materials, food waste, spilled ingredients, and sheltered loading or storage areas.

Even limited bird activity can introduce droppings, feathers, and other contaminants into sensitive production environments, threatening product quality, food safety compliance, and customer confidence.

Loading docks, receiving areas, overhead beams, ventilation openings, raw material storage locations, and garbage disposal areas are particularly vulnerable to bird entry, nesting, and feeding.

Continuous production schedules, frequent material deliveries, and strict sanitation requirements make bird infestations especially costly, potentially resulting in rejected products, failed inspections, or production interruptions.


How to remove birds from food processing plants:


- Each food processing plant is usually a complex combination of multiple different areas (receiving, storage, processing lines, shipping, maintenance, office, etc.).
Each of those areas has its own attractions for birds and should be treated separately, taking into consideration the behavior of birds there and what exactly attracts birds to this particular area.

- One general recommendation: remove everything that attracts birds as much as possible.
Birds come to you for food and safe shelter – so, take those away from them.
Cover raw materials and ready products with netting, mesh, or solid covers.
Close all entry points to the buildings with physical barriers (nets, mesh, grids, rubber curtains, solid covers, etc.) or make them unattractive for birds (with hazers or ozone repellents). Bird-proof all the places where birds can find safe shelter for roosting, sleeping, and nesting.

- Clean all bird-related dirt and mess: droppings, feathers, dirt, nests, etc. Powerwash all affected surfaces and use bioactive cleaning solutions (like enzyme cleaners or hydrogen peroxide cleaners).

Dirt created by birds is particularly dangerous for food-processing facilities because it may contain bacterial, fungal, and parasitic contaminants. When bird droppings dry, microparticles from them can easily become airborne, travel through ventilation systems, and get into raw materials and final products, creating serious risks for consumers and the potential for large fines, recalls, and plant closures.

- Hire a local pest control professional to safely catch the birds that are already inside the buildings and release them far from your property.

- Explore the behavior of the birds on your property to find the best solutions: where they come from, where they hang out on your property, how they enter buildings, what they do inside, where they roost, etc.
Then apply targeted bird control measures based on the behavior of the birds.
Think not about scaring birds away but about how to break their behavioral patterns and make your property bird-proof.

- Protect loading docks and gates.
* Inspect them for holes in the opening mechanisms and close them – this is a common entry point for small birds (even a 1-inch hole is often enough). Use rubber curtains on the gates that must stay open during the operation.

* Use hazers with nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting bird control chemicals (Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate, according to the product instructions) outside, near the loading docks and gates.

* Install ozone bird deterrents over each loading dock and gate inside the building.

* Use strips of UV-paint or bright paint around the gates to supplement the unpleasant feeling caused by hazers and ozone and teach the birds to stay away.

- Make surfaces inside unwelcome for birds.
If you often keep the gates and loading docks open, some birds will inevitably get inside even with all the protective measures around the docks. Your goal is to create a space where the birds wouldn’t like to stay for long.

* Use professionally installed bird netting to cover all the structures under the ceiling, where birds usually like to land, roost, rest, and nest. Make sure not to leave any openings in the net and at the edges – even a small, 1-inch hole is enough to ruin all the work.

* Install spikes of appropriate size, bird slides, bird wires, or bird control gel and UV-paint markers on all horizontal surfaces not covered by netting: beams, pipes, sprinkler lines, ledges, lights, ventilation ducts, etc.

- Make the outside area and airspace uncomfortable for birds.
Reducing the population of birds on your property will decrease the number of attempts to enter the buildings and damage the raw materials and ready products.

* Close all structural cavities and niches that can be used by birds as a shelter and place for nesting: ventilation openings, areas under AC units on the roof and under other machinery, areas under solar panels, etc. Use netting, metal or PVC mesh, grids, rubber strips, or solid materials. Birds should not feel at home anywhere on your property.

* Install bird spikes, bird wire, or shock systems on the edges of roofs, ledges, and horizontal beams and pipes. Use UV-paint or bright paint next to them to reinforce the effect.

* Use a wire grid over open areas, particularly if you have gulls on your property. Make sure to use strong, weather-proof and wind-proof wires and supports for them.

* Spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting bird control chemicals (according to their instructions): Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate.

Use hazers on the roof to protect the airspace and affect the birds in flight. Spray the bird repellents on the ground, lawns, trees, and bushes (if the product instructions allow that) to make the surface unpleasant for birds. Use automated misting systems to create a “bird control chemical wall” around the buildings.

* Never leave any food, food leftovers, or edible garbage in open areas, accessible for birds. Cover everything that may attract birds’ attention. Always use closed garbage bins, preferably with lockable lids.

* Do not allow your employees to feed birds or to leave any edible items unattended.

- Watch the birds and their behavior: where they are, what they do, and what attracts them.
Then use applicable bird control measures to attack the specific areas and behavioral patterns of the birds. Then repeat this again and again.

There is no silver bullet with birds – no single solution works for everything. Particularly at food processing facilities – this is the most attractive place for birds.
But if you are smarter and more persistent than birds, you’ll get what you want very quickly.

Industrial Production Facilities (Non-Food)


Industrial plants and manufacturing facilities attract pigeons, starlings, and sparrows
(and sometimes gulls) with their extensive structural frameworks, elevated equipment, sheltered roof areas, and warm spaces around operating machinery.

Bird droppings and nesting materials can contaminate machinery, accelerate corrosion of metal surfaces, damage sensitive equipment, and create slip hazards and health hazards for employees.

Structural beams, pipe racks, overhead cranes, ventilation systems, and outdoor equipment installations provide numerous elevated roosting and nesting locations.

The complexity of industrial structures, restricted access to operating equipment, and the need to avoid production disruptions make persistent bird infestations particularly expensive and challenging for facility managers.

How to remove birds from industrial facilities:


- Explore the birds’ behavior on your property. Where do they prefer to roost? What are they doing? What attracts them to your site? Where do they get food? If they enter the buildings, how do they do that?

Non-food industrial facilities usually attract birds as a comfortable roosting and nesting site, not a source for feeding (but food leftovers in open dumpsters may be an additional benefit for them). So, you need to understand what exactly makes your property interesting for birds and deprive them of that.

- Clean thoroughly and powerwash all surfaces to remove bird droppings, feathers, nests, and bird-related dirt. Those materials can attract more birds due to pheromones in them. They are also a source of dangerous pathogens and a health hazard for your employees.

- Close all openings and structural cavities and niches on your buildings where the birds can find shelter and a place to rest and nest, and where they can enter the building. Use netting, mesh, grids, or solid materials.

- Close spaces under AC units and other machines on the roof and under solar panels; birds love nesting and hiding in those spaces. Use metal or PVC mesh, solid materials, grids, or netting.

- Protect the edges of the roofs and all horizontal surfaces outside (ledges, beams, pipes, etc.) with bird spikes of appropriate size, bird wire, shock systems, or bird slides.

- Use hazers installed on the roof or on the walls to spread nerve-affecting and behavior-affecting chemicals into the air (according to their instructions): Methyl Anthranilate, Eugenol, Thymol, and/or Allyl Isothiocyanate.

- Use automated misting systems or backpack sprayers to spray similar bird repellents on the ground, trees, bushes, and other structures and surfaces around the building.
Make the birds experience discomfort both in flight and on the ground.

- Do not allow your employees to feed the birds and to leave food or food leftovers anywhere where birds can get to them.

- Make sure that all the dumpsters and garbage cans (particularly with food leftovers) have lids, and the lids are closed all the time.

- As an additional bird management measure, hire a local falconer for regular visits to your site and make birds feel unsafe with the recurring presence of predators. The key is to ensure that such visits are regular. If you do that only once in a while, birds start feeling safe again or other birds will come to the site.

Remember: birds must feel permanent danger and pressure on them to decide to leave the area.

- Protect gates and loading docks with hazers outside and ozone deterrents over each gate inside. Paint strips of UV-paint or bright paint around each dock to create a connection between the uncomfortable feeling and the visual confirmation, reinforcing the effect of bird deterrents.

- Make sure that gates and mechanisms of loading docks don’t have structural openings (even the smallest ones) allowing the birds to enter the building through them. If they are present, close them with solid materials, rubber strips, or stiff brush materials.

- After ensuring that your buildings are bird-proof, and all possible entry points have been secured, hire a local pest control professional to capture the birds inside the buildings and release them far from your property.

- If the nature of your operations does not allow keeping the building bird-tight, and the birds inevitably get inside, make the inside of the building uncomfortable for them to stay in for long. Specifically:

* Close the areas where birds prefer to hang out (usually, structures under the roof) with professionally installed bird netting. Make sure not to leave even a small opening in the net (often happens at the edges and in corners). Even a 1- or 2-inch hole will let the birds inside the net and ruin the whole expensive job.

* In indoor areas where installing netting is not possible or commercially unviable, protect all horizontal surfaces (beams, ledges, pipes, lights, ducts, etc.) with spikes, bird gel and UV-paint, bird slides, bird wire, or shock systems to discourage birds from landing, roosting, and nesting there.

* Install ozone deterrents in secluded spots inside the buildings that are most attractive to birds for hiding, resting, and nesting: in corners, behind AC units and other machinery, behind the pallets, etc.

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