Starling Control & Removal

At Standard Pest Management, we pride ourselves on being able to construct fully custom deterrents in order to keep Starlings from finding entry points to nest and to keep them away.

Their nesting areas include ledges with overhang, rooftops, window sills, entryways to buildings/homes, signage and far more than we can list. They find entrance into many homes and businesses through vents, ducts, wall holes, wall gaps, and of course, windows.

Our most commonly used deterrents for Starlings are listed below:

Our experts use Bird netting for a wide variety of projects. Although it can be used for just about any type of project, it’s typical that we approach larger outdoor spaces with ideas of netting deterrents. When our customer is faced with a huge nesting problem that is ongoing within outdoor spaces, we will custom fit Bird netting to keep out any flocks. Before we do this, our team will get to work cleaning out any nests.

This includes Starling droppings, feathers, twigs, pests, and much more. We have high PSI industrial grade power-washing equipment to get the job done properly. Once the area is clean and secure, we’ll put the netting in place. This will keep all European Starlings and other birds from entering or creating future nesting sites.

If Starlings have made your home or business, they’re own; the shock track will send them elsewhere. We realize it may sound a bit aggressive, but it’s essentially harmless. The shock-track systems we install are barely visible to the naked eye. Therefore, the appearance conscious will favor this type of protection over others.

It also functions exactly as intended. If a starling attempts to land on the shock track, they will receive a powerful, yet harmless jolt. This will tell it and all the members of its flock that your property is not fit for nesting in any way possible!

This type of deterrent can be looked upon as an addition to an existing Bird control system you have put in place for proactive measures. It works by automatically dispensing bait, which the Starlings will feed upon and eventually bring to their nest.

It contains a substance that prevents them from being able to reproduce. It is not harmful and does not kill, however in areas where the nesting and population of birds is “out of control,” this goes a long way toward helping alleviate nuisances.

Whether you own a residential piece of property or commercial property, the stakes are equally as high when it comes to nuisance Birds such as the European Starling. The droppings of these birds contain Fungi which can spread human disease such as chlamydiosis, coccidiosis, erysipeloid, parathyroid, pullorum, salmonellosis, gastroenteritis, tuberculosis, various encephalitis viruses, internal parasites, acariasis, schistosomiasis, taeniasis, toxoplasmosis and trichomoniasis.

Starlings can even bring other types of pests into your home, which are equally as destructive or dangerous. Their nests could possibly contain Mites, Ticks, Beetles, Moths, Fleas, and even Lice; All of which can lead to health and infestation issues down the road.

If you have vegetation and other species of Birds that are on your property, the European Starling can be a danger to both. They are known to peck away at whatever food they can get including fruits, vegetables, plants and any other vegetation you may have growing. Starlings will also chase out other birds, which within your own ecosystem were helping you keep other pests away in the first place.

If you are spotting nests or have a rather large ongoing issue with Starlings, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. For decades, Standard Pest Management has been protecting property owners from the nesting of Nuisance Birds. We can do the same for you.