Probs & Solutions
The professional and humane solutions
Many products are advertised which claim to be effective against birds. Network Pest Control Systems supplies bird control systems to professional installers so we only supply systems which we know will work on a long-term basis -which rules out most of the products so widely advertised to the general public.
The key starting point for any bird control project is to identify accurately the birds concerned. There will be many legal constraints on what you can do, which will vary from country to country. In addition, the different species require different systems. For instance, a pigeon proofing system installed on a building is unlikely to work against any of the other species of pest bird.
The professional solutions to these problems will fall into 3 principal categories:
Proofing
In most situations, PROOFING is the only viable (and legal) solution and the vast majority of products featured in this catalogue are designed to protect buildings from these pest birds in a humane yet effective way:
Bird Net Systems
The only system that can work against all species, in virtually every situation.
Points system
The easiest type of system to install.
The birdwire system
An extremely versatile, but now somewhat dated approach.
Special systems
A variety of special systems, each of which have their uses
Scaring
The opportunities for successful SCARING programmes with urban bird pests are very limited, but can be effective in some special cases:
Visual scarers and audio scarers
Control
The use of CONTROL measures is also usually limited to the targeted removal of specific problem individuals. An attempt to solve a problem by the reduction of a population is unlikely to be successful and can result in great public hostility. Humane methods of control include:
Air weapons and cage traps
