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There’s also a type of flash tape that buzzes when the wind hits it. To protect our blueberry crop, we’ve found that a physical barrier works the best. Years ago, we put bird netting over the bed.

Bird-B-Gone flash tape bird repellent can be found at Lowe's for under $5 and is an easy and effective way to say goodbye to ...

Mesh sacks, Bird Flash Tape and plastic snakes can help protect your berries from the birds. iStockphoto Getty Images Q.

Flash tape, reflective wind spinners and pinwheels, and even old CDs can be used to scare off birds. The combination of flashing light and movement startles them.

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The theory is similar to Birdscare Flash Tape and other brands of shiny Mylar tape you wrap throughout fruit bushes and fruit trees to repel marauding birds. I'm not sure why it didn't work as ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Flashing Tape Market by Adhesive Type (Silicone, Acrylic, Butyl Rubber, Rubberized Asphalt, and Others), Substrate Type (Plastic, Metals, Rubber ...

Flash tape and old compact discs work simply because birds do not know what the reflected flashes are. Scarecrows and other inanimate effigies should be relocated occasionally so they seem to be ...

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Q: Help! I fear my guy is going to go out of his mind if this mockingbird doesn't stop his a.m. visits. Every night for the past month, around 2 a.m., this thing starts its repertoire. There is ...

As it ripens through summer, protecting fruit and nuts from squirrels, birds and perhaps other wildlife can be daunting, and may seem futile.