NEVER use polybutylene gel. Sticky gel repellents made from polybutene can harm all birds and any animal that comes in contact with it. The HSUS strongly recommends that these dangerous repellents be avoided at all costs. The feathers of any bird who comes into contact with the dense, sticky gel will become damaged, interfering with their ability to fly and to stay water-proofed.
These gel repellents are not selective. Other birds are likely to land on the gel, get stuck, and die a slow death. The polybutene gels are particularly harmful to smaller species.
Remove their source of food, water and place to sit. Gutter guards,screens/netting,spike strips,rubber snakes. The misleadingly marketed Avitrol brand poison is used to kill birds. Promoted as a “flock frightening agent” or “repellent”, it is in fact a nervous system poison. Birds who consume it suffer convulsions and die. It is not only traumatic for the birds to die this way, but also for any people—especially children—who witness or try to help the dying birds.
Users claim that the distressed behavior of poisoned birds frightens other flock members away. Yet any "frightening” effect of Avitrol on surviving birds is very short-lived, because remaining birds return quickly and reproduce. Taking a small subset out of the population really doesn’t accomplish much other than opening up niche space for other birds to fill. The end result of the use of Avitrol or other lethal bird control methods is an endless cycle of unnecessary killing.NEVER use polybutylene gel. Sticky gel repellents made from polybutene can harm all birds and any animal that comes in contact with it. The HSUS strongly recommends that these dangerous repellents be avoided at all costs. The feathers of any bird who comes into contact with the dense, sticky gel will become damaged, interfering with their ability to fly and to stay water-proofed.
These gel repellents are not selective. Other birds are likely to land on the gel, get stuck, and die a slow death. The polybutene gels are particularly harmful to smaller species.Whilst gel is non-flammable, toxic gasses will form on combustion due to the petroleum content of the product. Repellent gel should always be coated with a sealant compound once installed to ensure that birds do not become ‘glued’ to the substance.Will need to remove dead birds & is not legal to use everywhere, this Gel cannot be removed easily needs scraped and solvents applied.
You seem knowledgeable and I hope that you may be able to help me. I'm dealing with a case of grease-covered pipes in a mall's parking lot (in Israel). The grease (I don't really know what substance it is; it smells like industrial grease) was applied against roosting swallows, and it slowly kills swallows that touched the substance. It's illegal to harm swallows in this country, but authorities are reluctant to interfere because they tend to accept the rhetoric of "repellent" materials rather than the glue traps they are.
You wrote, "Repellent gel should always be coated with a sealant compound once installed to ensure that birds do not become ‘glued’ to the substance." Could you kindly address me to an official source that presents this requirement? Additionally, if you know of sources that describe the damage to birds done by such substances, please let me know. Local animal protection groups are leading legal procedures, and we find it hard to get relevant information.
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Remove their source of food, water and place to sit.
Cheryl gave some good tips. Once the birds are gone, you can add a mesh cover to the gutter to prevent anything else from taking up residence there.
We had a serious bird problem. They were under our gazebo and every time we walked out there, 5-8 birds would fly out of their nests. Once removing the nests, use a Bird B gone gel in all areas where they were coming and going. Wherever they can sit near their nests, put this gel. It is super sticky and gets on their wings which they hate. They will leave!! It was the only thing that worked for us. We tried everything, an owl figure, spikes....nothing worked except this stuff. Good luck!!! https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Gone-MMTBG-Transparent-10-Ounce/dp/B010CSTTS8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=YATMB80N1SGV&keywords=bird+b+gone&qid=1556122204&s=gateway&sprefix=bird+b+gone%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=ATZ61JQHZC6XB
Remove their source of food, water and place to sit. Gutter guards,screens/netting,spike strips,rubber snakes. The misleadingly marketed Avitrol brand poison is used to kill birds. Promoted as a “flock frightening agent” or “repellent”, it is in fact a nervous system poison. Birds who consume it suffer convulsions and die. It is not only traumatic for the birds to die this way, but also for any people—especially children—who witness or try to help the dying birds.
Users claim that the distressed behavior of poisoned birds frightens other flock members away. Yet any "frightening” effect of Avitrol on surviving birds is very short-lived, because remaining birds return quickly and reproduce. Taking a small subset out of the population really doesn’t accomplish much other than opening up niche space for other birds to fill. The end result of the use of Avitrol or other lethal bird control methods is an endless cycle of unnecessary killing.NEVER use polybutylene gel. Sticky gel repellents made from polybutene can harm all birds and any animal that comes in contact with it. The HSUS strongly recommends that these dangerous repellents be avoided at all costs. The feathers of any bird who comes into contact with the dense, sticky gel will become damaged, interfering with their ability to fly and to stay water-proofed.
These gel repellents are not selective. Other birds are likely to land on the gel, get stuck, and die a slow death. The polybutene gels are particularly harmful to smaller species.Whilst gel is non-flammable, toxic gasses will form on combustion due to the petroleum content of the product. Repellent gel should always be coated with a sealant compound once installed to ensure that birds do not become ‘glued’ to the substance.Will need to remove dead birds & is not legal to use everywhere, this Gel cannot be removed easily needs scraped and solvents applied.