Bird-X, Inc.
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Bird-X, Inc.[1] was established in Chicago in 1964, and was one of the first companies in the world to offer humane bird control products as an alternative to traditional methods of managing pest birds and other animals. The first product offered was an “ultrasonic bird repeller” which was engineered to deter birds by using sounds inaudible to the human ear. They offer a wide array of products to repel birds such as pigeons, sparrows, starlings, woodpeckers, grackles, Canada geese and other pests like bats, rodents, deer, and insects. Products are often used in conjunction with one another.
There are four general categories of repellents:[2]
1. Physical barriers – including spiked needle strips, netting and sticky gels.
2. Sound repellers – such as the “ultrasonic bird repeller” or alarm-call recordings of Canada geese.
3. Taste aversions – including sprays and other biodegradable products that would keep geese from eating grass, or keep birds from eating crops, or keep birds from roosting on rooftops .
4. Visual deterrents – such as photorealistic predatory animals (i.e. holographic-eye owls and flashing iridescent tape) that involve motion.
The policy at Bird-X, Inc. is to provide non-lethal, non-harmful, environmentally safe and ecological sound products. Developmental efforts have concluded that using products from different categories in combination, such as a sound repellant and a visual deterrent, yield significantly greater effectiveness than any product used alone.
