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Pigeon control actions in big cities are usually necessary to maintain the populations in such densities that do not generate conflicts with the human inhabitants. Pigeon control has traditionally been undertaken by culling. However, several papers have shown that this method might not be effective ...
Pigeons (Columba livia) are considered a major pest problem around the world. Management tools such as netting, spikes, gels and other approaches such as flying predatory birds can help, but these often move the problem elsewhere. Ovistop® containing nicarbazin can reduce pigeon numbers through cont...
Rose-ringed parakeets have recently become established in cities across Europe including London, where they are now commonly seen in parks and gardens. Concerns regarding impacts on native birds as well as noise and damage to horticultural interests, have prompted increasing interest in management o...
Deer are not endemic to Australia and, until recent decades, were not a major component of the landscape. With the collapse of deer farming in the 1990s, subsequent deliberate release and translocation of deer from defunct farms, feral deer numbers are increasing dramatically. Historically, only urb...
Health Madrid as the municipal health administration of the City Council of Madrid (Environmental Health) manages pest prevention and control operations. Feral pigeons have increased during the last decades as one of the most frequent pest problems in Madrid City. The pest control sector, as almost ...
At the National Reference Laboratory for Insect and Rodent Control at the National Institute of Public Health, there have been elaborated three methodical instructions concerning the regulation of populations of synanthropic rodents, feral cats, and urban pigeons. Up to the time of their publication...
The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), is a seasonal ectoparasite of domestic and feral mammals worldwide. Adult fleas are generally most abundant during the warm spring and summer months, becoming scarce or absent during the cold winter months. However, reinfestations of unknown origin are c...
Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) are worldwide prominent pests as haematophagous parasites on humans and domestic animals. This paper emphasizing the central European situation, outlines the biology and the medical significance of four tick species which have often succeeded to colonize suburban environment...