Gulls

The number of gulls breeding on rooftops in the UK is increasing by 30% a year, with the most aggressive behaviour being seen between the months of July and August. Not only can gulls be extremely noisy, there are also an increasing number of reports of these birds attacking people or pets for food, and when protecting their young.

Gulls will pick at roofing materials in order to build their large nests. The nests themselves may be in a position to block gutters, vents and chimneys, and are likely to hold moisture against the structure of the building. Not only a nuisance, gulls can present health issues as they often pick-up and transmit E.Coli and other harmful organisms to humans through contact with their droppings.

Gull Species

There a several species of gull, but only a small number are recognised as being pest birds.

• Great Black–Backed Gull
• Lesser Black–Backed Gull
• Herring Gull

Gull Pest Control News

A Working Life: The Falconer
Emu, a very handsome nine-year-old male harris hawk, is sitting on the roof of a flatbed truck in Eaton Square, London. Although the driver can't often have seen a bird of prey sitting on his truck, he is not at all amused. In fact he is glaring at t... [more]

Market Report Reveals Growth
Apex Insight, a new research company based in London, has published research on the UK pest control industry. This quantifies the market size and historical patterns of growth, probes key trends behind the figures, profiles and explores the performan... [more]

What is Integrated Pest Management?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a program of prevention, monitoring, and control which offers the opportunity to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides, and to minimise the toxicity of and exposure to any products which are used. ... [more]

BASC Scheme Helps Out Farmers
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to take advantage of a pest control scheme launched by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU). BASC and the UFU joined forces to put farmers who ar... [more]

The Birth Of A New Pesticide
With the instances of bed bug infestations on the increase, it is suprising that there still isn't a specific spray for the treatment of this intrusive insect. The problem lies not with the development of an appropriate pesticide, but the sequence o... [more]

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