Igo Garcia, bird control expert: Urban lofts can cause physical and mental health problems

2023-07-03 18:25:00

A pigeon coming out of an abandoned building in San Nicols Marcos Mguez

Several neighborhoods of A Corua have been taken over by las palomas, which normally colonize areas with uninhabited buildings

03 jul 2023 . Updated at 9:37 p.m.

The voice of alarm was given by the neighborhood of The Piperwhere the neighbors denounced La Voz the bird proliferation in ruined buildingsbut in the city different points have been colonized by birds: it is the case of Cuatro Caminos, San Nicols or La Falperra. igo García Uriarte is responsible for the Poultry and Phytosanitary Center of Excellence at Rentokil, a pest control company that operates in A Corua. He explains that both property owners and the City Council must become aware of a problem that can lead to health problems for residents, both physical and mental.

There is no single factor that attracts pigeons, although it is true that there is more chance of a plague in streets that have abandoned buildings, because it is where urban pigeon coops are usually created, as these birds sneak in and make their nests there. They usually enter through openings in the roof or through broken windows, and the problem, according to the expert, is that they the droppings themselves attract pigeonsso the network is getting bigger and bigger.

The Piper, in A Corua, cries out against the pigeons: Here they are not a symbol of peace, they are a torment

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To put a stop to these dovecotes, access to these abandoned buildings must be prevented, so the owners have to take measures; It’s like when they force you to clear a farm, the same. In turn, the City Council in question has the obligation to control these pests, which can cause physical and mental illnesses, because many people are unable to sleep due to the chirping of the pigeons. This matter must be treated in a similar way to what would be done if there is an infestation of rats..

García Uriarte maintains that there are no studies that link the weather conditions of a place with the proliferation of urban dovecotes, but indicates that it is true that from the month of March to August, there is a peak of reproduction and these birds begin an active search for food and nesting.

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