Feral pigeons

Professional help should be sought when dealing with Feral Pigeons. They are difficult to control and are able to breed all year round.

In the event of an issue 999 Pest Control will need to survey the area to determine the size of the problem and to enable us to offer the most appropriate form of control.

Methods of control could entail;

  • Trapping
  • Erecting netting
  • Installing Bird spikes on ledges

Call 999 Pest Control on 07775 8011

 

Feral pigeons are found in towns and cities all over the United Kingdom.

Descending from our native Rock Dove Feral pigeons have become extremely successful in colonising urban areas.

They have become dependent on humans for their food and this has led them to become serious pests carrying numerous diseases harmful to man.

Pigeons live in close association with people and usually roost and rest within or on buildings. Pigeons tend to live in flocks and can consequently cause a problem.

Feral Pigeons pest concerns

  • Pigeons carry certain serious infections which can be transmitted to humans, these include;

 

  • Salmonella
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Vibrio cholera
  • Campylobacter
  • E Coli
  • Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Chlamiydia psittaci

 

  • Pigeon droppings are unsightly and can cause problems by making pavements and steps slippery, particularly in wet weather. Droppings can also corrode stonework and damage buildings.
  • Nesting material, droppings and dead birds may block gutters and drains leading to water damage to buildings.
  • The noise of pigeons in a roof space or roosting externally can be disturbing.
  • Many household insect pests live naturally within nesting materials.
  • Food supplied by the public leads to the arrival of more pigeons and increased breeding rates. Pigeons deprive other birds of food and spread mites and other parasites throughout their ever-increasing number of breeding sites.
  • Pigeons attract vermin.

Pigeons can cause continuing problems at locations where they roost and nest e.g. railway bridges, and buildings and in town centres..  

Control methods

 

Professional help should be sought when dealing with Feral Pigeons. They are difficult to control and are able to breed all year round.

In the event of an issue 999 Pest Control will need to survey the area to determine the size of the problem and to enable us to offer the most appropriate form of control.

Methods of control could entail;

  • Trapping
  • Erecting netting
  • Installing Bird spikes on ledges

 

Call 999 Pest Control on 07775 801190