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STARLINGS
Starlings cause problems for feedlot owners
by eating and defecating on grain in feed bunks. These problems usually
can be controlled temporarily with the use of: 1) frightening devices (alarm
calls, sirens, propane exploders, shellcrackers - exploding devices fired from
a shotgun or pistol, and mylar bird-scaring reflecting tape strung above bunks),
or 2) chemical frightening agents (Avitrol).
Mesurol
is no longer registered as a bird repellent for use on cherries and blueberries.
Alternately, backyard cherry trees can be covered with plastic bird netting.
Avitrol is a poison and chemical frightening
agent that can be used on or in the area of feedlots, structures, and feeding,
nesting, and roosting sites. Starlings that ingest the treated
bait emit distress calls that frighten other members of the flock from the area.
Birds that ingest the bait usually die. Avitrol is a Restricted Use Pesticide.
Starlicide and toxic perches are no longer
registered for starling control.
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