Hi
I have the bird ladies next door they put out a ton of bird food,now we
have nasty pigeons there daily feeding! they refuse to stop feeding them!
what can I do there is pigeon poop everywhere!
Pigeon Poison
Peter M; Arlington, VA asks: What poison best works for killing pigeons? Someone told me that gopher poison works well.
Dear Peter: Yikes! Gopher poison? You don't have gophers on your roof. You have birds. The product used must be labeled for the target pest. Imagine if you were to use gopher poison and it did, in fact, kill the pigeons. The birds fall from the sky on streets and the backyards of your neighbors. A pet finds the dead bird and is poisoned by eating the dead pigeon. Somehow, the authorities track the dead bird back to you and you are sued for a million dollars. Get the picture? Don't do it!
Okay! That said, there is a strychnine-based pigeon poison sold as Avitrol, but you need to be a licensed pest control operator or bird control professional to purchase this restricted product and
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you can't use it in California. Avitrol is not listed as a pigeon poison, but rather as a pigeon dispersal product. It is used to disperse large flocks of pigeons, not one or two. It requires three weeks of distributing non-poisoned corn to attract the pigeons to feed on the poisoned bait corn. Depending upon how the product is mixed, you usually kill about ten percent of the flock and the rest of the flock flees, not to return. Avitrol is seldom used to treat birds in residential areas.
If you are only trying to get rid of a few pigeons you may want to consider excluding them using netting to close off the area where they are roosting and/or nesting. That's a whole other email.
Comments
rebecca
25 May 2009, 17:30
25 May 2009, 17:30
Ask the Exterminator
25 May 2009, 18:11
25 May 2009, 18:11
This is a problem only your city officials can resolve. Start with a police
report and you will eventually find yourself dealing with the health
department and lots of other fun bureacratic offices. Eventually, fines
will be assessed and you may get some relief.
rebecca
26 May 2009, 06:39
26 May 2009, 06:39
thanks for info.gonna have to start can't take these flying rats!!
Jill
08 Jun 2009, 12:35
08 Jun 2009, 12:35
I have pigeons nesting under my solar panels. My husband and I taped
netting to the panels last weekend--for a 8" space, we used about 2' of
netting so the excess would hang down on the house. That didn't deter the
pigeons at all! Now we have more of them under there! I live in
California, so I assume poison is not an option. What do you think of Hot
Foot or that company's electric wiring?
Ask the Exterminator
09 Jun 2009, 09:52
09 Jun 2009, 09:52
Excluding birds requires detailed attention to closing any openings to
their nesting area. For pigeons you need to close off any holes two inches
or larger.
Once pigeons have chosen a nesting spot, no product other than netting will succeed in excluding them. Hot Foot and electric shock devices only work on loafing birds, not birds that have built nests.
Once pigeons have chosen a nesting spot, no product other than netting will succeed in excluding them. Hot Foot and electric shock devices only work on loafing birds, not birds that have built nests.
okcbill
09 Jun 2009, 23:46
09 Jun 2009, 23:46
I live and work next door to a fast food drive-in that has a terrible
pigeon problem. Needless to say, they crap everywhere. Every morning
there's a major hosing down of the drive and patio area. The manager is
going nuts trying to find an answer to this mess. They've tried the fake
owls and snakes with no results; in fact the pigeons built nests next to
the fake snakes and ignored the owls.
There are other businesses in the area including a convenience store where they roost when they're not roosting at the drive-in. This is at a high traffic intersection in a city; lots of cars/trucks all day. A couple of apartment complexes nearby, but no pets running around and no other animals, wild or domesticated.
I will send this webpage link to the manager. I'm sure netting is out of the question from the main office because it wouldn't look attractive. Any suggestions??
There are other businesses in the area including a convenience store where they roost when they're not roosting at the drive-in. This is at a high traffic intersection in a city; lots of cars/trucks all day. A couple of apartment complexes nearby, but no pets running around and no other animals, wild or domesticated.
I will send this webpage link to the manager. I'm sure netting is out of the question from the main office because it wouldn't look attractive. Any suggestions??
Ask the Exterminator
10 Jun 2009, 09:07
10 Jun 2009, 09:07
If the pigeons are nesting there is one and only one solution. Exclusion.
You can do it with netting or other materials, but you must build the
pigeons out. Nothing will scare them away from their nest. It's their
home.
A pest control company with netting experience can erect a net that is nearly invisible. Many national monuments, including the Capitol building in Washington DC, have netting.
A pest control company with netting experience can erect a net that is nearly invisible. Many national monuments, including the Capitol building in Washington DC, have netting.
Pepper
15 Jun 2009, 17:18
15 Jun 2009, 17:18
I heard WD-40 may help. What do you think? Please let me know.
Ask the Exterminator
16 Jun 2009, 22:44
16 Jun 2009, 22:44
What are you going to do with the WD-40?
Pepper
17 Jun 2009, 14:11
17 Jun 2009, 14:11
I read it on the web just last week, I cant recall what web site it
was, I guess you havent heard of it, basically what it said is that they
dont like the smell of it. You would just spray in the areas where they
hang out. Anyway, so I tried, it did seem to work for awhile, but they came
right back, you just have to keep after it. Also I was told by someone at
Home Depot.
Ask the Exterminator
17 Jun 2009, 22:52
17 Jun 2009, 22:52
If the birds are nesting WD-40 will not work. If I sprayed your home with
an odor you disliked would you give up your home? Neither will the pigeons.
m.elizabethrogers@gmail.com
20 Jun 2009, 20:15
20 Jun 2009, 20:15
Birds nested on my balcony in New York while I was a way for a few month.
Porters removed 2 young birds and placed them on the roof, hoping pigeons
would relocate there. They have. However, now the same couple return
every morning around 8:00 a.m. to their nesting site (my balcony) to mate.
Tried vaseline on railing and ledges; moving American flag, moth balls with
no success. Did leave rice this morning, the male ate it, and now I am
waiting for him to return. No sight yet.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Brian
01 Jul 2009, 12:32
01 Jul 2009, 12:32
I have a crazy pigeon lady next door....feeds them at least twice
everyday..I've asked her to stop but to no avail..its been obnoxious but
now I'm trying to sell my home and its turning away potential buyers...I
need them gone..will white rice work or is it a myth...I'll do
anything...Please Help
Cindy
03 Sep 2009, 09:28
03 Sep 2009, 09:28
I have a pigeon breeder next door.. he lets them out every day!!!! about 80
of the nasty things...Here they come over to my house crapping on
everything!! I need to do something... but dont want to fight with them.
Help.....
Donna
30 Oct 2009, 16:40
30 Oct 2009, 16:40
We have pigeon on the roof of a rental property. The city has complained.
My Sister-In-Law Said God invented pigeons not me. But the city said get
rid on them. There are not any holes but the still hang out on the roof
desperate
07 Nov 2009, 01:01
07 Nov 2009, 01:01
I am being tortured at home by bird mites.
For a few months I could not identify the non-visible thing that was biting and stinging me, mostly in one spot in my apartment. They also get into my clothes. They've now infested the person who was helping me at home, and I can't let him come here anymore.
I finally figured out that they are caused by this: a crazy-seeming and hostile woman feeds pigeons near my building. They hang around outside one of my windows, and it's the window in the part of the apt where I am bitten. I assume the mites come with the birds, on their bodies or in their excrement.
Apparently people have been trying to control her for years with no success -- Google "crazy pigeon lady New York."
My question: can I get hold of something that is like an IGR, but for pigeons, and put it where she dumps her hundreds of pounds of birdseed?
Would it work - stop them reproducing - and is it illegal? If nobody's arresting her for destroying our peace of mind, health, and property values, are they going to bother me for co-feeding them?
For a few months I could not identify the non-visible thing that was biting and stinging me, mostly in one spot in my apartment. They also get into my clothes. They've now infested the person who was helping me at home, and I can't let him come here anymore.
I finally figured out that they are caused by this: a crazy-seeming and hostile woman feeds pigeons near my building. They hang around outside one of my windows, and it's the window in the part of the apt where I am bitten. I assume the mites come with the birds, on their bodies or in their excrement.
Apparently people have been trying to control her for years with no success -- Google "crazy pigeon lady New York."
My question: can I get hold of something that is like an IGR, but for pigeons, and put it where she dumps her hundreds of pounds of birdseed?
Would it work - stop them reproducing - and is it illegal? If nobody's arresting her for destroying our peace of mind, health, and property values, are they going to bother me for co-feeding them?