Posted on May 28, 2010 with No Comments
Today IOL published an article about a different approach that the stadium is going to use to keep pests out of the stadium. There has been a bad bat, rat, and pigeon problem in the stadium and instead of using poison, the stadium is going to try and get rid of the pests with “birds of prey”. Pigeons are a major problem and if they get rid of them, the other pests will subside. Pigeon droppings attract rats and the birds carry diseases and
ticks. They build nests around the stadium and lay eggs so more can reproduce. The brand new stadium holds 46,000 people so the stadium wants to ensure that all of the people are safe by getting rid of the pests. They think that by attracting bigger birds to scare away the pigeons, the pigeons won’t come back. Throughout the three years the plans to get rid of pests have changed, but the stadium feels this approach will be very effective. If you have a rat problem or any other pest problems, feel free to contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, facebook, twitter, or live chat.
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Posted on February 23, 2010 with 1 Comment
On the northwest corner of 54th street and Fifth Avenue, pigeons are creating a pretty crappy situation. City pigeons have become such a problem the owners, managers, and members of the University Club, established in 1865, want to make a change. A pretty serious change in that, well, at least according to animal activists like New York Bird Club founder Anna Dove who says “It’s a shame they’re trying to get rid of all these pigeons…After the pigeons, they’ll want to get rid of the starlings, then the sparrows and the squirrels.”
The change that is desired is to install “full height bird netting to protect the architecture from the pigeon “poo”. This sort of change would have to be approved by the Landmarks Commission, because it deals with a “visual change to the exterior.” The net would be designed to keep the architecture safe and clean, along with the club members who have been heading to the dry cleaners for years due to the pigeons. It will be interesting to see who’s side the city Landmarks Commission decides on.
If you own a building and feel that pigeon “poo” is a problem, JP McHale offers a bird control service that will relocate the birds in an environmentally and discreet way. Please contact us if you are interested.
The New York Post wrote first about this issue.
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ticks. They build nests around the stadium and lay eggs so more can reproduce. The brand new stadium holds 46,000 people so the stadium wants to ensure that all of the people are safe by getting rid of the pests. They think that by attracting bigger birds to scare away the pigeons, the pigeons won’t come back. Throughout the three years the plans to get rid of pests have changed, but the stadium feels this approach will be very effective. If you have a rat problem or any other pest problems, feel free to contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, facebook, twitter, or live chat.
