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columba livia

Except for white birds, the domestic pigeon has a white rump with a dark terminal band.

pásser domésticus

"The House Sparrow"

The male house sparrow is recognized by his black bib and bill and white cheeks. The female is often confused with other sparrows or female buntings. The female’s unstreaked dingy breast, bold buffy eye line and the streaked back are the best field marks.

It is thought that house sparrows are a major reservoir of St. Louis encephalitis.

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Sturnus vulgaris

"The Starling"

Starlings are short-tailed and fat-bodied. They have black bills and are heavily speckled with white and have white tipped feathers in the winter months. During the summer months their bills turn yellow and their feathers turn to a dark, purplish-black or green.

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4-aminopyridine for Medical Use

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Pest Bird Problems?

Every year hordes of pigeons and certain other pest birds deface hundreds of millions of dollars worth of otherwise beautiful buildings. Their noise, mess, and health hazards are a decided menace to certain parts of our environment.

This year, an estimated 150,000 people in the United States alone will contract the common cold or flu like disease, histoplasmosis. The blame can be placed directly on the fungus bearing droppings associated with infestations of pigeons and starlings. Skin tests by the National Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, GA indicate that more than 30,000,000 people living in the United States have had the disease. A closely related serious disease, cryptococcosis, also stems from the droppings of pigeons .Salmonella Typhimurium, the most frequent cause of salmonella poisoning in man, is also present in one pigeon of every 50 studied by the Public Health Service.

Mites found on pigeons and sparrows will infest upholstered furniture, bedding and even humans. In storage warehouses, pigeons and sparrows will cause severe damage to equipment and materials. Utility companies report heavy damage to circuits and equipment. Communities report water and food contamination. Gulls, blackbirds and certain other pest birds have been directly responsible for many airline accidents with immeasurable loss of life and money.

4-Aminopyridine
Assessment of Humaneness

Avitrol appears to be humane based on scientific evidence. However, clinical signs of convulsive seizures will affect public acceptance of this chemical repellent. Both depressive and dissociative anesthetic electroencephalographic changes occur during its course of action.

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Rumors and Innuendo

Incorrect information has appeared on various Web Sites regarding Avitrol baits. Statements such as:

Birds that consume Avitrol baits "scream in pain";

Avitrol baits "because of its status must undergo expensive testing and classification by each state";

"the product (Avitrol baits) recently became unavailable in California and may face similar challenges in other states"; and

Avitrol elicits "screams of terror".

have appeared at various times and are all incorrect. We try to have such incorrect information corrected when it comes to our attention and urge you to come to Avitrol Corporation for information rather than relying on a third party which may have less than scrupulous motives.