Report
Physical management of pest birds in agricultural settings
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension), 294E, Washington State University Extension
01/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/12901
Abstract
Since their introduction to the east coast of the United States in the early 20th century, European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) have become an invasive, non-native species causing high-impact economic and ecological damage. During certain seasons, specifically fall and winter, the presence of starlings on livestock and crop management operations increases due to the lack of available resources for starlings in their natural environment. Easily accessible roosting sites encourage pest birds to nest, which leads to defecation throughout the property and subsequent damage to fences or walls because of the acidity in their feces. In addition, disease transmission on farms and dairies are a concern because fecal matter can contaminate crops and the feed consumed by livestock. To prevent this invasive species' destructive behavior, deterrent and exclusionary strategies are implemented, often with no success, illustrating the need for more efficient and economically sound methods.
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- Title
- Physical management of pest birds in agricultural settings
- Creators
- Tyler P. Caskin (Author)Kimberly A. Cirillo (Author)Amber L. Adams-Progar (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension); 294E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502606501842
- Copyright
- Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report