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Laser Guns Scare Pest Birds Away
It's dawn and the Canadian Geese are coming in. Someone picks up something that looks like a rifle and pulls the trigger. But instead of a bang and spray of bullets, a bright red, wide laser beam cuts a 1 1/2-mile long path through the low light. The geese are startled, and they fly away.
At $7,700, the Reed Jos
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Laser Guns Scare Pest Birds Away MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 33-5-40 It's dawn and the Canadian Geese are coming in. Someone picks up something that looks like a rifle and pulls the trigger. But instead of a bang and spray of bullets, a bright red, wide laser beam cuts a 1 1/2-mile long path through the low light. The geese are startled, and they fly away.
At $7,700, the Reed Joseph International Company's Desman Laser isn't likely something a farmer or gardener will buy. But it's a useful unit in the arsenal of airport managers or people who do wildlife control for a living.
"It has limitations as it's only effective in low light conditions," says Barthell Joseph III, sales manager for the Greenville, Miss., company.
The company offers a less expensive laser gun, the Avian Dissuader for $1,095, which has a 1,500-ft. range and 650 mm wavelength beam. It's a one time cost since it only requires a 9-volt battery that lasts 20 to 30 hours.
Lasers are just the latest in a line of non-lethal items Reed Joseph has developed over the years for bird and wildlife control.
"Our most effective items are our pyrotechnic weapons, our Screamer Siren and Bird Bangers," he notes. "Cartridges are launched from small hand held launchers that are similar to starter pistols."
Various cartridges travel different distances making different sounds to scare off birds and animals: Bird Banger, 150-ft.; Screamer Siren, 250 ft.; Screamer Banger Rocket, 400 ft.; and CAPA, 1,000 ft. Cartridges cost between $45 and $95 per 100 rounds. CAPA rounds cost $440 for 25. Launchers range from $35 to $42.
"We see a little growth every year," Joseph says. Customers include everyone from gardeners and farmers to airport managers. Besides scaring birds, the launchers and lasers are effective on deer, hogs and other wildlife.
Check out the company's website for other options and new products that continue to be developed.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Reed-Joseph International Company, P.O. Box 894, Greenville, Miss. 38702 (ph 800 647-5554; www.reedjoseph.com).
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