Re: Seagulls

["Mary Lewnes Albrecht" <mlalbrecht@utk.edu>]

We had a problem with woodpeckers trying to drill holes in our house once. 
A bird expert suggested taping or tacking strips of mylar ribbon (the 
shiny plastic ribbon) where the woodpeckers were making their holes. The 
ribbons, moving in the breeze, "scared" the woodpeckers. It might work 
with the seagulls - tape one end of two-foot long pieces of mylar ribbon 
on the areas where the gulls are attacking the greenhouses. When the 
ribbons move in the wind, it might be a nuisance to the gulls and they'll 
leave the greenhouse alone. No guarantees that this will work.

Mary Lewnes Albrecht



On 13 May 98 at 21:17, abigri@iaw.com wrote:

> Date:          Wed, 13 May 1998 21:17:15 -0400
> To:            FLORINET@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu
> From:          abigri@iaw.com
> Reply-to:      abigri@iaw.com
> Subject:       Seagulls

> We have a problem with Seagulls that pick holes through the double-poly of
> the greenhouse roof. Would anybody have any suggestions how to keep the
> birds away from the roof, or how to keep them from destroying the plastic.
> 
> Albert Grimm
> 
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Mary Lewnes Albrecht, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design
University of Tennessee
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