Dealing with flying rats [electronic resource]
Parrett, Mike
Dealing with flying rats [electronic resource] - 2019 - RICS Property Journal October-November 2018, 46-47 .
Offers advice to homeowners and building managers on how to deal with the problems of feral pigons "Columbia livia domestica". Identifies a range of health issues caused mainly by their droppings which become very dry in warm weather and particles becoming airborne which can caused the following conditoins to human beings including Psittacosis, Salmonella, Paratyphoid fever, Histoplasmosis, Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis. Lists a range of treatments the key one being reducing access to food sources and the use of birds of prey and using netting, spikes and gel to make surfaces slippery.
PIGEONS
PESTS
VERMIN
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Dealing with flying rats [electronic resource] - 2019 - RICS Property Journal October-November 2018, 46-47 .
Offers advice to homeowners and building managers on how to deal with the problems of feral pigons "Columbia livia domestica". Identifies a range of health issues caused mainly by their droppings which become very dry in warm weather and particles becoming airborne which can caused the following conditoins to human beings including Psittacosis, Salmonella, Paratyphoid fever, Histoplasmosis, Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis. Lists a range of treatments the key one being reducing access to food sources and the use of birds of prey and using netting, spikes and gel to make surfaces slippery.
PIGEONS
PESTS
VERMIN
United Kingdom
United Kingdom