Whether it is a retail storefront, healthcare facility, school, or food service provider, birds cause more than a nuisance. Investing in professional bird control services can ensure your business remains clean, safe, and welcoming for customers.
When a few stray birds enter through automatic doors and nest in the rafters or whole flocks of birds find a consistent supply of food scraps in the parking lot and permanently roost on the roof, they can wreak havoc on the customer experience and the health and safety of workers and shoppers.
Why Are Birds a Problem?
Most people like birds, so it’s hard to imagine bird problems associated with them in and around the establishment you manage.
Health Hazards
Birds can carry and spread many diseases, such as salmonella, E. coli, and histoplasmosis. When bird droppings dry, the dust can become airborne and inhaled. In addition, if bird droppings are inadvertently touched on shelving or merchandise, a person can become infected when they touch their eyes, nose, mouth, or an open cut. Birds also carry parasites such as fleas, mites, and lice.
Safety Issues
Wet bird droppings are slippery and a fall hazard. If birds nest in an HVAC system or within vents, they can create a fire hazard.
Brand Damage
Bad news travels fast. When birds roost and nest around your store or inside, negative opinions will form. Bird waste and nests suggest neglect and poor hygiene. Also, when flocks of birds are flying about your parking lot, customers will find their cars unclean upon their return. In this age of social media, photos and videos posted can ruin a store’s reputation quite quickly.
Merchandise Damage
No one wants to buy products when the packaging or product itself is damaged or contaminated by bird feces or urine.
Structural Decay
The white sticky paste of bird droppings contains a high level of uric acid, a corrosive material strong enough to eat through paint, metal, wood, and even stone. When bird droppings collect on store signs, siding, roofing, gutters, and customer cars, it creates damage that is difficult and costly to repair.
Bird Removal in Columbia, MO
Birds are one of the more difficult nuisance animals to get rid of because they can fly off and land again. Additionally, all but three bird’s species cannot be trapped or exterminated, without a permit.
Industries We Provide Bird Control:
Professional Bird Control Solutions
The most effective ways for eliminating birds both inside and outside is by using exclusion methods and deterrents that make it difficult for them to land, roost, or nest.
Critter Control installs solutions such as bird netting, wire, and spikes, as well as electric tracks and angled slides. The solution best for your store depends on the bird species, how many there are, and where they are roosting and nesting.
Pigeon Control Solutions in Columbia, MO
Pigeons are one of the most common nuisance birds in Columbia, MO. Pigeons have adapted to thrive in urban settings. They use buildings to nest and roost comfortably. Their diet is varied including seeds, grains, and discarded food from people.
Pigeons are social birds and often congregate in large flocks in areas with abundant food. These large flocks tend to be found near stores, shops, healthcare facilities, schools, and food service or restaurants.
Pigeon Trapping for Large Flocks
Pigeons are one of the three birds that can be legally trapped in the United States. We will use pigeon traps on the exterior of buildings usually the roof to reduce large flocks. Once the population has been controlled we can install pigeon deterrents like birds spikes.
A general population reduction method used to remove one or more birds from within a structure or exterior space. A variety of situational live-capture devices, which may include mist nets and box traps, are employed to control the presence of birds.
Commercial Bird Control Solutions
Birds roost in the nooks and crannies of buildings, but their presence and the mess they cause will discourage customers from entering. It also creates a slippery hazard that can result in a fall that could trigger legal action.
Bird Control on Signs
- Bird Gel, when applied to the tops of signs, is completely out-of-sight and deters birds from landing and roosting. It trains birds to land elsewhere as they do not like the gel’s smell or touch. It is also easy to install, works on all species, and the gel lasts for several years.
- Bird Electric Track is adhered to the tops of signs and delivers a humane but memorable shock to birds to dissuade them from landing.
Bird Control on Rooftops
- Bird Netting is a food choice when you need to deter birds from landing on a large area such as a rooftop. Suspended across your roof, it simply denies the birds access to land.
- Bird Slides work well on ledges of the roof. They create an angle where there are flat surfaces so birds cannot land and roost.
- Bird Spikes work best for medium- and large-sized birds such as pigeons or gulls. Rows of metal spikes connected to a base are attached to the surface of the roof, deterring birds from roosting.
- Bird Wire creates an unsteady landing, keeping birds from landing and roosting. It is comprised of a series of stainless steel posts holding spring-tensioned wires.
Hire Critter Control for Bird Control
Customers expect to have a safe and pleasant shopping experience at your store. Birds are one of the most tricky pests to control, and you don’t have the time to experiment with DIY solutions. In addition, cleaning up droppings, feathers, and nesting materials from birds is an unsanitary health hazard.
Whether your store is large or small, it often requires specialized equipment to install the right deterrents to keep birds off roofs, ledges, and signs. Let the experienced specialists at Critter Control of Central Missouri solve your commercial bird control problems quickly and efficiently.