Green Options » bird pests http://greenoptions.com/tag/bird-pests Posts tagged 'bird pests' Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Farmers Eye Falcons as Nature’s Pest Control http://ecoscraps.com/2008/03/03/farmers-eye-falcons-as-natures-pest-control/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/03/03/farmers-eye-falcons-as-natures-pest-control/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:16:06 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecoscraps.com/2008/03/03/farmers-eye-falcons-as-natures-pest-control/ A Lanner falcon.Vintners in New Zealand are considering using falcons to control sparrows and green finches that are causing heavy damage to their crops. One agricultural expert estimates the damage caused by bird pests could total 20 million to 30 million dollars a year.

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