Pest Bird Damage and Control: All you Need

Pest birds control 

Birds look for places to nest especially during spring, and commercial buildings tend to be an ideal location for roosting and nesting. Birds flock to commercial buildings, especially those that don't have bird control measures implemented.

The flat roof and height of but they also are buildings like warehouses, airport, hospitals, shopping centers provide an ideal place for them to perch and also provide a haven for them. Their nest and droppings will certainly disturb the AC units, rooftop drainage system, solar panel and other electrical and nonelectrical equipment.

For commercial buildings, bird control is necessary to prevent birds from roosting or nesting on their building.

When they perch on walls, their droppings can trail down the building's window making it look untidy. They can also destroy equipment and furniture.

Their feces can create health related issues like histoplasmosis; which affects the lungs, psittacosis; which causes pneumonia and cryptococcosis; which can cause fatigue, fever, and blurred vision.

Specific dangers birds cause for commercial buildings
Health Risk Pest birds cause a lot of health related problems that are gotten from the accumulation of droppings and nest materials.

The most critical health hazard arise from disease causing organisms that grow in the nutrient rich gathering of bird droppings, feathers, and debris. These droppings are disgusting and can be very hard to remove may cause slip and fall accidents.

 Examples of contagious diseases related are grease, house sparrow, starling. Pigeons droppings can cause candidiasis; a yeast infection found in pigeons can be passed to humans. The fungus is in the form of yeast that helps out with digestion and nutrient absorption. A small amount of the fungus is in our mouth and intestines.

When this fungus multiples, it infiltrates our blood releasing toxic products that can lead to many health problems, from poor memory, skin issues, irritability, depression, digestive issues.

Histoplasmosis is a kind of lung infection caused my inhaling Histoplasma capsulated fungal spores that are found in the droppings of birds. The symptoms of histoplasmosis include; chills, fever chest pain, cough, rash.

Psittacosis also known as parrot fever is a rare disease contracted by humans when bird droppings dry and become airborne. The disease is caused by a bacteria usually found in pigeons called chlamys Phila psittacine.
The symptoms of psittacosis include; diarrhea, weakness, fatigue, cough, vomiting and fever. Salmonellosis is an infection that occurs as food poisoning caused by salmonella bacteria. It can be traced to the starling, sparrow, and pigeons.

The bacteria can be found in bird dropping that gets into ventilators and air conditioners which contaminate food in restaurants and food processing plant.

Risk and Damage to Buildings
Bird dropping is not only irritating, but they also are very acidic in nature and can lead to deterioration of many substrates and cause long term damages to buildings. The accumulation of the dropping can sink into the roofing material and eventually cause leaks.

The bird nests are often built in the part of the roof where drains are located. Nest dropping and feathers block the drainage system causing water damage to buildings. Bird nest built in ventilation system can block airflow.

Methods of Bird Controls for Commercial Buildings
There are several methods of bird control.

These methods have their advantages and disadvantages. However, there are some critical factors that should be considered before selecting a bird control system for a particular building.

These factors include; location of the building, climatic condition and bird species and size.

Types of bird control system
Anti-Roosting Wire System
These are used primarily to keep pigeons away from nesting. They consist of parallel wires guided by pins and held under tension by small springs. The space in the wire is to prevent pigeons from gaining a foothold on ledges.

The wiring system is sometimes mounted at different heights as required to catch the birds wings, making secure roosting difficult. This method causes minimal damage to the building and can last up to 10 years. They are also environmentally safe, but they are not effective with all species of birds and are limited to use only on ledges.

Plastic Netting System
This is an old method used initially for agriculture but now has been adapted for the protection of buildings. It is designed to solve bird disturbance by preventing birds from nesting in open portions of the building. The materials used in making the netting equipment are polyethylene or polypropylene. These materials, unlike other fibers, can withstand tension without breaking. This method is suitable for large areas and is effective with most species of birds. They are also safe and can last up to 15 years but they are tough to install accurately, and birds can easily fly through them if there are gaps or holes in the netting.

Distress Signal Call Systems
This system uses the idea of producing a sound that birds use to signal to surrounding birds the potential danger of coming near a particular building. These systems are best suited for use against birds such as Starling. This system does not damage the building or obscure the building appearance but causes noise pollution, and the effect is temporary. 

Row of Metal Spires
They consist of spikes that are intended to make it difficult for larger birds to fly. They are used on horizontal surfaces such as window sills or ledges, where birds usually nest.

They are easy to install, safe and have a long life span but are ineffective against smaller birds as they can make nests right on the spikes.