These three common birds can create huge problems for commercial operations. One of our primary strategies is to evaluate the food source available to them. We work with you to eliminate any outside spillage and ensure that dumpsters are not accessible. We also inspect nesting areas like dock overhangs and install netting to prevent nesting. The first option is to build the out or take away their food source. Make sure to eliminate any outside spillage and keep your dumpsters closed. Dock overhangs can easily be netted to take away their nesting areas. Netting works every time. If netting is not an option, APS will advise you on what other options are available for exclusion. Only as a very last option, the population can be reduced by Avicide usage.

Gulls on your property are typically a seasonal issue. They nest and raise their young in the spring. Scare devices used during nesting produce mixed results. If you have tried using scare devices unsuccessfully we can work with you to reduce future population by applying for an egg depredation permit.

In late July, or early August, the fledglings are flying and leave the nest. At this point they look for a different food source including landfills. If your property is close to the food source, the gulls can be a problem roosting on your roof. In this case scare devices can produce successful results. Our combo harassment system includes the motion of a predator with recorded distress calls of gulls.

In late October or early November, the gulls are not as much of a nuisance as they migrate, but they return in the spring, and the nuisance problem starts over.

We can make a recommendation of the best way to control gulls at your property.

We have successfully used Border Collies to scare geese from your property. To the goose, a border collie is no different than a coyote, a natural predator of geese. We have found that after several encounters with the collies,the resident geese will decide that your pond or property isn’t safe.