Good bird control shouldn’t call attention to itself. It should solve the problem, protect the building and, whenever possible, disappear into the architecture.
There is no single “best” bird control product. Every choice should be the right fit for your property to safely remove the birds who are unwanted guests.
At Bell Bird Control, we look at the bird species, where and why birds are landing, the level of pressure, building design, aesthetics, maintenance requirements and how people use the space. Then we select the right combination of bird control products for that particular property.
Netting Should Disappear
Bird netting is one of the most effective ways to exclude birds completely from spaces such as loading areas, parking garages, hangars, canopies, rafters and other protected areas.
But good netting is about much more than hanging mesh. It needs to be properly engineered, tensioned and supported so there are no gaps—and so the finished installation becomes surprisingly difficult to see.
Bell uses different mesh sizes depending on the target bird, including smaller mesh for sparrows and starlings and larger mesh for pigeons. On large projects, access for lighting, mechanical equipment and other building maintenance also has to be designed into the system.
Spikes Have a Job—Not Every Job
Everyone recognizes bird spikes. And yes, they work—in the right places.
Spikes can prevent pigeons from using specific ledges, pipes and other surfaces. But covering an entire building with spikes usually isn’t the most attractive or effective answer. Bell often treats spikes as a targeted or “fill-in” tool and uses more discreet methods where larger areas need protection.
Low Profile. Big Purpose.
One of those methods is electric shock track. Low-profile track can be installed along parapets, ledges and other landing surfaces to teach birds that the area is no longer a comfortable place to land. Bell’s patented BellStrip™ uses a high-voltage, low-amperage intermittent pulse designed to deter birds without harming them.
Because track sits nearly flat against the surface, it can be an excellent choice when aesthetics matter.
Post-and-wire provides another subtle option. Fine tensioned wires create an unstable landing surface, particularly for pigeons, and can work well on window sills, crowns and architectural details—including historic buildings.
Optical Gel disks take a different approach, using visual, scent and tactile deterrence to make protected areas unattractive to pigeons while remaining discreet from normal viewing distances.
And sometimes a property calls for something else entirely. Bell can install cable-grid systems for gulls, BirdSlide to turn ledges into unusable landing surfaces, or Symterra Pulse, an electromagnetic bird deterrent technology.
Think Like a Bird Before Choosing the Product
The real expertise isn’t knowing how to install a product. It’s knowing which product—or combination of products—belongs where.
Bell Bird Control provides prevention, deterrence, exclusion, cleanup and other commercial bird control services throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and for large projects nationwide.
Have birds found a comfortable home on your building? Let us walk the property and see it from their point of view.
Contact Bell Bird Control or call 877-406-BIRD (2473) to discuss a bird problem and the right way to solve it.