What damage can be caused by pest birds?
Roof Bird droppings are very acidic in nature and actually eat away at many substrates, especially tar-based roofing materials. Droppings which are allowed to accumulate on roofs will eat into the material and eventually cause leaks. The life expectancy of a warehouse roof can be cut in half by just a light, but continuous, application of bird droppings. Pigeon, starling and sparrow nests are often built in rain gutters, drains and corners of roofs where drains are located. Every year, several warehouses experience great damage, even collapsed roofs, when drainage systems are blocked and standing water is allowed to rise just six inches. A collapsed roof that resulted in death or great physical damage could put a company out of business. In fact, the accumulation of pigeon droppings caused a gas station canopy to collapse in Arizona in 2008. Machinery Acidic bird droppings can do great damage to air conditioning equipment, industrial machinery, siding, insulation etc. Not only is the e
