To many people who encounter pigeons and their many annoying and destructive habits, these colorful necked birds are not considered fun ones that you would spend your time bird watching. Pigeons are in fact thought of by many people to be a flying rat report pest control experts in Ocean Country, NJ! For those who have had little to no pigeon encounters, that description might be misunderstood, but for those that live in well-populated urban areas where pigeons live the good life and thrive, it is an accurate description.
Like rats, pigeons are scavenger pests. They prefer to eat grain products, but have completely adapted to eating all types of human scraps since their North American arrival by Europeans in the 1600’s. Pigeons can be found in all areas of the world except parts of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic, and Antarctica. They are known to carry a wide variety disease carrying parasites that can be transferred to humans. Both pigeon nests and their bodies harbor such parasites like fleas, ticks, mites. Pigeon droppings are an additional problem as pathogens such as meningitis, salmonella, pox, encephalitis as well as a host of other very problematic pathogens exist.
We encourage you to stop by our website to see how Allison Pest Control can help design a special pigeon exclusion program for your building to help keep pigeons away once and for all. We offer special services through our Pigeons Away division which has a reputation for eliminating pigeon populations in stadiums, government buildings, universities, and a host of other places where people frequent and pigeons roost.