Archive for March 10th, 2010

Squirrel Proof Bird Seed Station, How To Have Squirrel Free Bird Food Feeders

By Jerry J. Jansen On March 10, 2010 No Comments

 

A squirrel proof bird seed feeding station, A guide to a squirrel, rabbit and pest free sonbird feeding station.

You have spent money and time creating a bird feeding station that will attract a diverse variety of gorgeous wild birds to beautify your outdoor space and provide you with hours of pleasure watching the colorful and entertaining wild birds that inhabit your area. 

These feeding stations can also be essential for high metabolism, high energy birds to supplement their natural diet with and promote their good health and longevity for years of bird watching pleasure.

The bird feeders are in place, the seed, feed suet and other goodies are stored in the pantry and loaded into the various feeders stationed all around your prime bird watching area, but Where Are The Birds?

Unfortunately, the same seeds, suets, jellies and other assorted treats designed to attract the wild birds are also a favorite of backyard pests such as squirrels, voles, foxes, possums, raccoons and even rodents and enjoying a squirrel  free bird environment can be difficult.

 

These intruders not only eat valuable seed and can wreak havoc on your feeding areas, they also repel  most varieties of birds and these hungry pests can eat a seemingly unending

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Pigeon Bird Pests In The Food Industry

By Jerry J. Jansen On March 10, 2010 No Comments

Any solution to prevent access of birds requires a previous study and the appropriateness of specific measures for each situation and type of bird

The spring is not only defined by the flowering of all sorts of plants from the wild ornamental and productive. It is also characterized by the arrival and breeding of many bird species and birds that nest or look for food in areas of agricultural productivity in food stores or processing and production areas. His arrival could cause problems to be sanitary hygienic potential carriers of pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses.

Currently there are well-defined mechanisms to address the problems caused by insects and rodents in facilities where food is stored or processed. Even the methods for the protection of the growing areas have experienced significant advances, allowing largely mitigate the detrimental effects they cause in crop pests. However, there are still difficulties to achieve the same effectiveness in controlling other pests affecting the food industry: poultry pests.

In controlling pest birds no single method is suitable for all cases. It depends on individual situations, the species to control, the number of individuals and their link to the place we want to protect. Therefore, before choosing any of the

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