How To Deal with Pigeon Issues4918462
Birds are beautiful creatures and more than the years they have inspired and spurred creativity in many ways. From airplanes to paintings to software, individuals have gathered so many ideas that it is impossible to quantify.
But not every thing is roses with these critters. Pigeons for instance can produce a lot of problems to humans. But they are not the only birds that can trigger problems. Crows, starlings, sparrows, swallows and seagulls are also very common and can turn out to be a significant pest and health hazard if they are not controlled and taken care of in time.
To understand how pigeons or birds for that matter can turn out to be a health hazard to humans, we require to comprehend these two points: Birds can have diseases that they can transmit and they can also host parasites which have the diseases. In either case, it's really easy to spread the illnesses because birds can move about in a wide region throughout their life.
The most common way of transmitting these illnesses are via their feces. Birds can easily contaminate human water or food supply like a food factory by simply defecating in it.
Other methods they can transmit these illnesses is for example this possibility: when pigeon's feces contaminate soil that eventually dries, this leads to the microscopic pieces becoming airborne. When people breathe this contaminated air (with the microscopic particles in it) in, they can get an infection. I have seen this taking place in a lot of apartment buildings.
Infections can also happen when people (whether or not in a residential or a commercial property) have direct contact with bird droppings on a wound or a cut.
An additional example can be a vineyard setting. I can tell you this because my grandfather used to make his own wine and in his vineyard they had some bird issues.
How to handle pigeon issues Knowing how pigeons transmit diseases is the first step. Now we can work on a few recommendations that can assist in case of a pigeon infestation.
- Pay attention to droppings and bird nests in closed locations like a garage, industrial locations or apartment buildings. If you find a high amount of dropping you might have an problem, by the way, pigeons outside in your park do not imply that you have an problem. Now, if you personal a restaurant and you notice the problem on your rooftop, that is a real matter for concern.
- While working on the problem, whether or not you have the assist of a professional bird removal company or you are handling the problem your self, I extremely suggested that you use a mask, goggles and protective clothes. You do not want to get sick your self whilst taking care of problem.
- You need to disinfect the entire affected area. Removing the birds and cleaning it with water is not enough. You need to do a deep cleaning with detergent and antibacterial cleaners.
