It is embarrassing when my mother teaches me a practical gardening technique that I should have known about, especially if the particular technique is as simple and downright silly as what my mother ...

Humanized and effective: Bird reflective tape are irregular diamond pattern design, which will sparkle in the sunlight, the bird scare tape will make a metallic sound that birds hate when flapping in ...

Magpies are incredibly clever birds and a dominant species in the UK. As a result, they can be rather difficult to keep out of your garden. Though they are not harmful, you may find magpies pecking at ...

The company behind a machine which helps prevent birds flying into aeroplanes is on the brink of securing several new export deals. Scarecrow Bio-Acoustic Systems, based in Uckfield, expects a ...

Loud air cannons used in orchards to scare off crop-damaging birds may irritate residents, but one local agriculture official said they are a "last effort" and have "proven to be very effective in ...

Silver tape from the hardware store has become the newest collectors item to help cyclists ward off magpies during the dangerous breeding season in Australia. Bird deterrent tape, a holographic tape ...

DEAR JOAN: I saw your column where you answered a letter from someone asking about getting rid of gophers. People are worried about being humane in getting rid of pests like gophers, squirrels, rats ...