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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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.