RI, MA EHS Pest Control Blog

Every Spring our native woodpeckers begin their courtship song. Unfortunately, this song involves rapid pecking or drumming against wood or other resonating objects. This may include your home.

To conform with the Federal Migratory Bird Act, harassing or discouraging these birds is all that can be done to keep them off your home.

EHS has developed a method non-harming repellant to keep them off for the season.

What you see here is just a real bad installation of bird "spikes" in a commercial parking garage. The maintenance department of this company spent thousands of dollars on product alone trying to exclude birds in their parking garage on to fail miserably. It also looks horrible! They spent thousands of dollars more in labor to install the failed products and countless hours in labor for routine cleaning. This put workers at risk for disease from the pigeon droppings and their liability was through the roof!

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Most people think an owl or “spike” will solve all bird issues but that is never the case. You must always determine the bird pressure and observe their behavior. This is looking at a problem holistically (entire or big picture) in order to provide a successful bird proofing service. EHS solved this issue permanently and it is a reason why we are considered an industry leader at urban bird control.

Justin McDavid
Wildlife Supervisor

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA 

A picture is worth a thousand words so here are 2,000 words! As you can see when it comes to urban bird control, there is no job that EHS can not handle! The problem with pest birds is that people think they can solve the problem on their own by putting out a plastic owl, bird gel, or bird spikes. It always fails and then they call for professional help.

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What people do not realize is that bird droppings may have as much as 25 diseases associated with them! Pest birds can put your business at risk (damage, liability, public image, etc.), EHS will protect your investment with professional bird control.

Pat Hagan
Commercial Business Development Manager

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA

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I wanted to show you a “birds eye view” of what a professional netting job looks like when it is done by EHS. You can’t even tell this was netted off to exclude pigeons, sparrows, and starlings. This parking garage for a government office was infested with pest birds.

They spent thousands of thousands of dollars on products that failed to solve the problem. They spent MUCH MUCH more on the labor to power wash and clean all the droppings! This of course was a big safety issue for employees.

They called EHS and despite them doubting this would ever be solved we proved to them that it could be done expertly! Just more proof that when you have pest birds you need to call the leader in urban bird control, EHS!

Justin McDavid
Wildlife Control Supervisor

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA

Warehouse Must Deal with Insect and Rodent Infestation

A New Hope, MN food warehouse was infested with rodents, insects and birds in July, according to a warning letter issued this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA ordered the company, New Wha Ming Trading of MN, Inc. to correct violations within 15 days or explain why it needs more time.

During five visits in July, inspectors noticed live and dead rodents, including several in traps; droppings in 17 locations on food and elsewhere; nesting material and gnawed containers.

Bags of food were stained with urine. There were bird droppings on cans of condensed milk. Insects were found on bags and on a dead rodent.

Owner Weizhen Lin said Wednesday he had not received the FDA letter but the company is "working on the issues."

George Williams,
General Manager

Pest Control, MA ,  Pest Control, RI

Smithfield, RI - The general public's affection toward birds translates into a serious underestimation of the health risks & damage associated with pest birds. People who would never tolerate a colony of rats living in their home or businesses will turn a blind eye towards pest birds entrenched in/on their property. Yet, in terms of disease and damage, the two pests are quite similar. In order to better understand how nuisance birds (or rats for that matter) spread disease & cause damage we need to understand birds are in fact pests when they interfere with our homes and businesses.

Fortunately, human interaction with most bird species is minimal, thus drastically reducing any health threat from most birds. However a few bird species have successfully adapted to our urban environment. The pigeon, starling and house sparrow have learned to thrive living in our buildings and eating our food. They have adapted to our communities and this has brought them into close contact with humans. These three non-native birds have become a major nuisance in our cities and they pose serious risks. As a wildlife specialist for EHS I really hope that people will begin to take these pests seriously. We offer humane structural modification systems that deter birds from your buildings. Below I listed how these pests cause disease transmission & damage.  

• Food & Water Contaminated with Feces
• Inhalation of Fecal Dust (histoplasmosis is what almost killed Bob Dylan!)
• Direct Contact with Feces
• Associated Parasites (Pest birds harbor ticks, fleas, mites and other ectoparasites)
• Slip & Fall Risk/Liability From Droppings
• Damage From Droppings (acidity eats away surfaces)
• Poor Public Perception (dropping covered stores/signage)
• Fires From Nesting Materials In Lighting/Electrical Fixtures
• Structural Damage From Flooding (nesting + droppings clogging drains)

Justin McDavid
Wildlife Control Specialist