Are Pest Birds Zeroing in on Your Orchard? Time for Bird Deterrents

Are Pest Birds Zeroing in on Your Orchard? Time for Bird Deterrents

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Terri Anne Meyer in Bird Control

Pest birds are coming to feast on your Orchard. Its spring and the little critters need food. They'll be coming to eat your fruit and grapes, leaving costly damage in their wake. Pecked holes and rotting fruit is what you can expect if you don't act now with some effective pest bird deterrents. Early ripening fruit like cherries often suffer the most damage. As do almonds. If your orchard is next to wild brush areas where pest birds can seek refuge, you'll be even more vulnerable. Fruit trees and vines are usually attacked by robins, crowned sparrows, house finches scrub jays, European starlings, crows and yellow-billed magpies.
The bird control experts at Bird-B-Gone offer a number of effective and humane pest bird deterrents to protect your orchard.

Bird Netting Blocks Out Pest Birds

Bird netting blocks pest birds from accessing the fruit in your orchard. Bird-B-Gone's easy to handle Garden Bird Netting is light and designed for temporary use. No need for poisons, loud cannons or traps. The netting is fabricated of tough, UV-protected polypropylene and comes in a 3/4-inch mesh to seal out common bird pests. Its also available in a 1/2"-inch and 1/4"-inch mesh to block out smaller birds. Garden Bird Netting comes in bulk rolls of 14 x 100 feet and 14 x 200 feet. The netting is easily trimmed down to protect specific plants and orchard areas. It can be suspended around an entire area and firmly secured with zip ties, twine or similar materials. Just attach the netting to a frame to keep it away from the plant and to prevent birds from reaching the fruit.

Sonic Bird Deterrents Scare Birds, Protecting Acres of Orchard

Bird-B-Gone's Solar Bird Chase Super Sonic emits the sounds bird pests hate to hear: pre-recorded predator calls of their natural enemy and distress calls of their fellow species. The calls run for two minutes and are subsequently repeated every 10 minutes to deter many species of birds from your orchard as many as 22 different bird types. The Solar Bird Chase Super Sonic includes a built-in speaker to cover an acre-size orchard. The sound bird deterrent is powered by sunlight, so you can conveniently position it where pest birds gather most frequently. It even works on overcast days. The rugged device is constructed of UV-protected materials and is sun- and weather-resistant.

Fog Force Bird Deterrent Drives Out Bird Pests

Bird-B-Gone's Fog Force is a non-toxic liquid fogging agent that has been proven effective in deterring pest birds from orchards. Applied using thermal foggers or misting units, it uses methyl anthranilate, a grape extract that irritates birds trigeminal nerve and mucous membranes, yet it will not harm birds or work crews.

Bird-B-Gone is the worlds largest manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent products, providing effective and humane solutions to a bird-free environment. The company provides advice, training and installation services for those who need help with these and other bird control measures.