Integrated pest management Guidelines to control and minimize feral pigeons hazard in a brewery
Feral pigeons (Colombia livia, v. domestica) living in a brewery in South Europe were censused in the early spring of 2002, by means of linear transects to examine population densities. The severity of this infestation and the impacts on commodities and production were evaluated and reported. Cereal siloing and milling are the riskiest production phases and therefore prevention and control actions are required.
The estimated pigeon population living in the brewery was 270 birds. There was a positive relationship between the bird and flock number on a side, and the abundance of food and the 19th century buildings on the other side. This indicates an active selection of old buildings by feral pigeons. domestica) and the starling (Sturnus vulgaris).....
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