Bird Control for Warehouses

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Birds often flock to warehouses, as they are the perfect place to find shelter from harsh weather and predators. Nesting high up in the rafters suits them as nicely as a treetop. Since doors are often kept open, bird control for warehouses is a common need.

Birds are not a welcome addition to any warehouse. Inside and outside, their droppings pose a health and safety risk for workers and can damage the structural integrity of the building and the goods stored within.

The most common birds attracted to warehouses include swallows, gulls, crows, European starlings, pigeons, house sparrows, and chimney swifts. All of these species are highly adaptable to living among people and eating food from trash cans. Some species, such as starlings and swallows, live in flocks, their numbers wreaking havoc in workspaces like warehouses.

Professional Bird Control Solutions

Trapping or exterminating birds in your warehouse is often not a viable solution and poses practical, ethical, and legal problems. Bird control in a warehouse is challenging but achievable with the right approach. Each bird problem is unique, and the right approach can only be determined once we evaluate your situation.

Factors such as bird species, their numbers, the size of the warehouse, and their access points will help determine the steps to be taken to rid the warehouse of the birds. We use a variety of harassment, exclusion, and deterrent techniques to get the birds to fly away and stay away.

Sometimes, bird trapping is used to reduce the general population of birds in tandem with deterrents and exclusions to eliminate the remaining population in the warehouse. Some of the humane bird deterrents in warehouses we employ include:

  • Bird Netting: Heavy-duty UV-stabilized polyethylene netting is suspended across the ceiling and/or along walls to deny the birds the ability to enter and roost in the warehouse.
  • Electric Track: Electrically charged contacts on a flexible UV-stabilized PVC base deter birds from landing by giving them a mild electrical sensation when they try to roost.
  • Bird Slide: An angled ledge installed on warehouse ledges, pipes, gutters, and structural beams provides an unstable landing and roosting place for birds.
  • Bird Wire: A series of posts are installed with spring-tensioned wires stretched across that create an unsteady surface for landing birds.
  • Bird Gel: Gel dishes are distributed to ledges, trim, windowsills, and beams to deter birds from roosting.
  • Bird Spikes: Metal or plastic spikes are installed on horizontal surfaces such as ledges, beams, and windowsills to keep medium to large-sized birds from roosting.
  • Bird Hazing: A non-toxic grapeseed oil extract is sprayed or misted on surfaces and lawns to deter birds, such as geese, from landing as it delivers an unpleasant sensation to the birds.
  • Custom Metalwork: Creating a custom fabrication deterrent that keeps birds from accessing a warehouse.

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Bird Control for Warehouses

Whether roosting in the rafters, flying in and out of the loading docks, or nesting on the outside of your warehouse, birds are unsanitary and cause damage to products, equipment, and the structure of your warehouse itself.

No matter where birds are within or outside of the warehouse, birds pose a safety hazard to workers and can cause accidents. They carry diseases and parasites that can transmit to workers and contaminate products. They also will attract other pests, such as rodents and insects.

Bird urine and feces contain a high amount of uric acid that can corrode the metal structure of the warehouse as well as equipment, roofing, gutters, and asphalt. Nesting materials can create a fire hazard. Also, droppings can cause workers to fall and injure themselves. In addition, a warehouse full of bird droppings can harm a company’s reputation.

When birds are nesting and roosting on the outside of your warehouse, spikes, netting, and tension wire systems are effective solutions.

If birds are congregating in your loading dock, netting, bird wire, and gel could be your answer.

Netting, an electric track, slides, and bird gel are deterrents good for birds that are roosting and nesting inside on rafters.

Hire Critter Control for Bird Control for Warehouses

Critter Control is a smart choice in professional bird control services to provide a safe environment for workers and maintain high warehouse efficiency and product protection.

Birds are not an easy pest to control. You cannot capture and relocate them. They fly right back. They are also legally protected. Critter Control is a leader in commercial bird control, with over 40 years of experience in preventing birds from entering, landing, roosting, or nesting in your facility. Critter Control has the equipment and know-how to develop and implement an effective and humane solution that works even in the vast space of a busy warehouse.

Critter Control has offices nationwide, so there’s always one near you. Use our office finder to locate the nearest you, or call 800 274-8837 to talk to one of our specialists.

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