By FirstStop Pest Management – Wagga Wagga
If you have solar panels on the roof of your home or business you may have noticed pigeons spending more time around them than you would like. Solar panels create a sheltered, protected space that can be very attractive to pigeons looking for somewhere to nest and roost.
While pigeons under solar angels may seem like a minor nuisance at first, nesting birds can quickly create hygiene, pest and maintenance problems.
Why Do Pigeons Nest Under Solar Panels?
Solar panels provide pigeons with an ideal sheltered environment. The gap underneath the panels protects birds from the weather and provides a relatively safe place to build nests.
Once pigeons discover that your solar panels provide suitable shelter, they may continue returning to the same area.
Common signs of pigeons nesting under solar panels.
- Pigeon dropping around the roof and solar panels
- Feathers and debris accumulating around the solar system
- Pigeons regularly sitting on or underneath the panels
- Unpleasant smells caused by accumulated droppings
- Noise from the birds moving around and under the panels.
Why are Pigeons under solar panels a problem?
- Pigeon droppings build up.
Pigeons can produce a significant amount of droppings. Over time, this can accumulate underneath and around the solar panels.
The build uo can be difficult to clean and may create unpleasant smells and hygiene concerns.
- Solar panel maintenance can become more difficult
A significant build up of droppings and nesting can make access around the solar panels more difficult.
Dropping build up on the panels may effect the solar systems effectiveness got produce power.
What is Solar Bird Mesh?
Solar bird mesh, also known as solar panel bird proofing mesh is a physical bird exclusion system designed to prevent pungent and other birds from accessing the space underneath the solar panels.
The mesh is installed around the perimeter of the solar panels provide pigeons array, closing off the gap while still allowing the solar panels to function normally.
FirstStop Pest Management provides professional pigeon control and solar panels bird proofing in Wagga Wagga and he surrounding Riverina region.