Problem
Birds as pests
Nature:
In most countries, most species of birds are considered to be a valuable part of the fauna but there are some species of bird that have feeding and roosting habits which conflict seriously with agricultural and urban life.
Incidence:
Those that most often draw complaints from farmers in the USA and western Europe because of serious depredations on crops include a number of species of blackbirds and finches, crows, starlings, English sparrows, robins and several species of ducks and geese. The damage caused is widespread, and of no small economic significance. It includes crop damage to corn, sorghum, rice and fruits. In urban areas, the starling, English sparrow, and rock pigeon are the species that commit most of the objectionable roosting on buildings and in shade trees.
Broader Problems:
Animal pestsPests of plants Narrower Problems:
QueleaUrban bird pestsMigrating geese as pestsProtected birds as crop pests Aggravates:
Bird shootingThreat of birds to aircraft safety Reduces:
Insect pests of plants Reduced By:
Feral catsStrategies:
Destroying bird pestsProviding training on integrated pest management techniquesStudying birds as pests Values:
Pestiferousness Subject(s):
Birds, Mammals → Birds??Societal Problems → Pests??
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
12.06.2019 – 16:27 CEST