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Eliminates roosting on surfaces

Block pest birds from their "landing strips"

  • Tough, long-lasting polycarbonate material
  • Provides decades of maintenence-free protection
  • Transparent material doesn't mar the look of a building

 

Spikes Needle Strips - Polycarbonate

Transparent material doesn't mar the look of a building. The spikes function as a 'keep-out' sign for birds. The density of spikes are branched from the vertical shafts to offer impenetrable coverage. The flexibility of spikes allow mounting on flat or curved surfaces and are easy to install with adhesive, nails, screws, wire ties, etc. Stackable 12" sections make it easy to carry a quantity of spikes, and help minimize waste.

 

Size 100' 50' 25' 10'
STANDARD BIRD SPIKES $395 $220 $120 $45
$276.50 $154 $84 $31.50
Size 100' 50' 25' 10'
NARROW BIRD SPIKES $295 $165 $90 $35
$206.50 $115.50 $63 $24.5
Coverage: each foot of spikes covers one linear foot, and a "spread" or width of 4.5" for standard, 2" for narrow.
Pests: birds (pigeons, sparrows, starlings, crows, blackbirds, grackles, seagulls, swallows and more), bats, climbing animals and more
Uses: ledges, beams, rafters, ralings, air conditioners, signs, windowsills, gutters, roof perimeters, chimneys, support structures, awnings, poles, lights, statues, trusses, building projections and anywhere else birds roost.



Applications

SPIKES Needle Strips are designed to act as an important aid in routing birds from their infestations. Creativity and experimentation will govern. The Bird Control "X-Perts" are always available to offer suggestions; please contact Bird-X, Inc. 800-662-5021. Some application possibilites: Trees, air conditioners, ledges, sills, gutters, pipes, beams, signs, church crosses, bell towers, roofs, and more.

Specs

Net Weight (per 100'): 11#
Material: Polycarbonate
Packaging: Kits of 10', 25', 50' and 100'
Color: Clear
Resistance: Weather, most chemicals, UV radiation
Dimensions: Height (Highest Point): 4½"
Width (Base) : 1" (Standard) ½" (Narrow)
Width (Widest Point): 4½" (Standard) 2¼" (Narrow)
Origin: Proudly made in the USA

Instructions

*Please see pdf file for instructions with pictures. Abode Reader
INTRODUCTION
Bird-X, Inc. is proud to announce the development of SPIKES Needle Strips, based on the latest in technology and materials.
For more than 30 years, Bird-X, Inc. has been recognized worldwide as the Bird Control "X-Perts." Bird-X is the only company anywhere that sells a complete line of bird repelling products , including ultrasonic and sonic sound generators, visual scare devices, non-toxic chemical roosting inhibitors, iridescent diffraction foil, netting, and polycarbonate needle strips. New products are continuously being developed.
Bird-X, Inc. specialists have become experts through long experience and extensive research. Our sales consultants are able to analyze problems and make recommendations based on each customer's specific needs. In addition, Bird-X, Inc. maintains and avails to customers a library of application case histories and other reference materials.
WHY CONTROL BIRDS?
Droppings are unsightly, unappealing, and render walking surfaces underfoot slippery and dangerous.
Birds and their droppings create unsanitary conditions and can cause over sixty transmissible (some even potentially fatal) diseases. Droppings cost money. Cleaning crews, related equipment, and time spent can generate large financial outlays unrecoverable by revenues. Birds are destructive to property, equipment and merchandise, any of which can lead to large financial losses. They deface rooftops, floors, walls, vehicles and equipment. They halt operations and make repairs necessary by entangling themselves in machinery or downing power lines. They spoil inventory by eating spillage, contaminating pallets of food, drugs or chemicals, or by bombarding aircraft and other durable goods with uric acidic excrement. They nibble at, or even tear out insulation. The corrosive effect of droppings causes irreversible damage. USDA, OSHA, local health boards and other governmental organizations can cite and fine companies for bird mess problems, and even shut down those that leave problems uncorrected.
SPIKES NEEDLE STRIPS
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT AND HOW IT WORKS
SPIKES Needle Strips, developed by the Bird Control "X-Perts", is a simple, humane, maintenance-free, permanent solution to the problem of pest birds. Needle strips have been used successfully on buildings and structures worldwide by architects, building/facility owners and managers, public works officials, public health personnel and more. Properly installed, SPIKES will eliminate roosting and nesting surfaces and landing strips, both existing and potential. Birds avoid alighting on surfaces treated with SPIKES for the same reasons that humans avoid walking on a bed of nails. SPIKES is not lethal, just extremely uncomfortable.
SPIKES Needle Strips is a one-piece mold of transparent (therefore unobtrusive) polycarbonate, including base and spikes projecting to one side. The mold is then ultrasonically welded to its mirror image so that spikes will project to both sides. "Branches" protrude from vertical projections to offer fuller coverage. Note: NARROW SPIKES is simply half the width of STANDARD SPIKES, in order to cover efficiently ledges less than 2½" wide.
PRE-INSTALLATION
No two bird infestation problems are exactly the same. Treat yours as you would any well engineered project, and begin with research. Success depends on timing, organization and diversity. Collect and consider information related to the bird problem that may have bearing on the actual installation and its success:
Survey the birds. Gather specific data as to the type and population of birds, length of time of their residence, flight and time patterns, entries, exits and favorite areas, and nesting, feeding and roosting habits.
Survey your property. Discover what the birds find attractive about your area (food, shelter, hidden recesses...), and whether the same conditions prevail in neighboring properties. Note overhangs or foliage above current infestations.
Remove all inducements. Before installing SPIKES Needle Strips, make sure to clean the area of all evidence of birds: nests, fledglings, droppings, dead birds, and the residual scent. (Adult birds are likely to return to their young in order to protect them or to assist them in leaving the area.) Also remove food spillage, garbage, nesting material and other items that may be appealing to birds.
Maintain a clean and changing environment. For maximum effectiveness, periodically clean the area of nests, debris and droppings. This should be done often on a new installation to ensure that birds do not drop debris into the needles.
Install early. It is always best to install SPIKES Needle Strips before "bird season" begins; it is easier to keep the birds away than to rout them out once they have already established a living pattern.
Use products synergistically. Different kinds of devices (add a visual device or a sound repeller) produce a synergistic effect -- in combination the products yield much greater effectiveness than SPIKES alone. You may find this necessary if there are certain areas where it is undesirable or impractical to install spikes. This will maximize effectiveness throughout the entire property. Contact Bird-X, Inc. (312) 226-2473 regarding "companion" products.
Consider alternate locations. Make educated guesses as to where the birds will go when they are repelled from their current infestation. It may be very easy for birds to relocate to the other side of a roof, or to an nearby gutter or pipe. SPIKES Needle Strips should be applied to these adjacent areas as well. Familiarize yourself with the legal and public relations environment. Find out about related environmental laws in your area.
Precaution: SPIKES are non-lethal. However, the actual projections are quite sharp, and care should be taken during installation and handling. Protective gloves may be worn.
INSTALLATION
SPIKES can be mounted on any surface whether flat, curved or irregular, and on any material, whether masonry, metal, canvas, glass or wood. Stackable 12" units affix quickly with SPIKES Special Adhesive, screws, nails, wire ties, etc. Because each unit is exactly one foot long, measurement of the area to be protected quickly yields the number of units needed. A unit may be cut easily to fit lengths less than 12". Always firmly attach SPIKES - never balance sections precariously or wedge them.
COVERAGE
Keep in mind that SPIKES is only effective where it is applied; nearby areas unprotected by SPIKES can encourage roosting. Make a working diagram during the measuring stage; it will translate into a well-covered installation.
Spacing: Measure (accurately) the width in inches of each area to be covered. For every 4" of width, use one row of SPIKES; for fractions thereof, use one row of NARROW SPIKES (equivalent to one-half row of SPIKES). The projections from SPIKES should extend at least ½" past the exposed edge or edges of the area. Calculation of Linear Feet Needed: Measure (accurately) the length in feet of each area to be covered, allowing for curves or bends in the surface - flexible SPIKESwill follow easily. Based on length (multiply each length by 2, 3, 4 etc. if necessary for each width as discussed above in Spacing:), order an appropriate amount of SPIKES.
AFFIXING SPIKES TO SURFACES
SPIKES is versatile, and easily attached to surfaces of every size, shape and material. Use any of the following methods, or devise your own.
SPIKES Special Adhesive: apply a bead of adhesive to underside of base. Firmly press SPIKES onto surface so that it makes solid contact. Allow adhesive to dry. (Adhesive will form a "rivet" through the holes in the base.) Bond only to dry, clean surfaces. If two installers are working, one can carry a quantity of stacked units in one hand, and apply adhesive with the other hand, while another affixes each unit to the surface. If one installer is working, he/she can lay each unit upside down (base side facing up) on the surface, in the place it is to occupy. Working along the line, the installer can apply adhesive to each base, then turn the unit over and affix it to the surface. SPIKES Special Adhesive is available from Bird-X, call 312-226-2473. One tube will affix approximately 20 linear feet of SPIKES.
Screws: Use #12 flat Phillips-head screws and a screwdriver with a shaft of at least 4".
Nails: Use 1/8" nails and a nail set.
Wire Ties: Recommended for cabling, piping and thin railings.
Clamps or Velcro: Use for temporary installations.
GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTALLATIONS (Reread PRE-INSTALLATION.) Thorough and proper planning, installation and follow-up maintenance are essential to the success of a bird control program.
Preparation: Surface must be properly cleaned, disinfected and repaired if damaged. During disinfecting, wear appropriate face, hand and body protection to avoid health hazards. See WHY CONTROL BIRDS? Next, remove any overhanging branches or foliage above the surface to be protected so birds cannot land to drop nesting material into SPIKES.
Thorough Coverage: SPIKES must be installed on all existing and potential lighting, nesting or roosting areas. Also install SPIKES as necessary to surfaces directly above the currently infested areas, so that birds cannot drop debris into the SPIKES from these higher surfaces.
Creative Coverage: Carefully, methodically cover all exposed surfaces and all inside corners and crevices. Because birds are creative and stubborn, complete protection of an area may require vertical, sideways, diagonal or upside down mounting, in addition to the standard flat, right-side up mounting.
APPLICATIONS
SPIKES Needle Strips are designed to act as an important aid in routing birds from their infestations. Creativity and experimentation will govern. The Bird Control "X-Perts" are always available to offer suggestions; please contact Bird-X, Inc. (312) 226-2473. The illustrations below suggest a few of the countless application possibilities.
Louvers, Eaves:
Air conditioners: Use multiple strips to cover the entire depth.
Ledges, Sills, Gutters and Pipes:
Beams, Trusses, Support Structures:
Signs, Letters, Church Crosses: Carefully follow the shape on each letter or structure and cover every surface or crevice in which a bird can roost. SPIKES is very flexible and can make both concave and convex curves.
Bell Towers or Domes: As SPIKES is very flexible, the bell can be covered with multiple strips of SPIKES radiating outward and downward from the highest point of the dome.
Statues, Columns, Cornices: Apply to base, and around head, arms, curves, crevices and openings.
Roofs: Apply to roof perimeter, chimney, antennae, and the ridge on a gabled roof. Apply SPIKES to the inside of a chimney, with the projections facing horizontally inward, to prevent animals from entering.
Cables: Any cable thick enough to support a bird is strong enough to support SPIKES. Application is easy since the base is only 1" wide (base of NARROW SPIKES is ½" wide.)
Trees: may be applied to tops of branches to prevent birds landing; also may be applied in separate rings around a tree trunk, first one 4' from the ground, then higher at 5" intervals, with projections extending horizontally, to discourage animals from climbing. (This defense against animals can also be used on Bird Baths and Bird Feeders.)
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Bird-X is very proud to have built a reputation of trust with distributors and end users. Based on our experience, we offer the following information: Every bird infestation presents a unique challenge. No two problems are identical, as numerous variables affect each one. Besides the obvious differences (such as type of bird, size of infestation, type of structure and physical location), there are many additional environmental factors that make it impossible to state rigid rules for the optimum utilization of SPIKES Needle Strips. The following are suggestions to help maximize effectiveness, but experimentation is often required to find the ultimate solution. Birds are creatures of habit, and very stubborn. When SPIKES are first installed, they will try to reclaim their previous areas, and may even attempt to alight. While they will be quickly discouraged, they will seek alternate locations (see below).
Ensure that the installer has first read this manual and completely understands the installation procedure.
Install sufficient linear feet of SPIKES
Install sufficient rows of SPIKES on surfaces wider than 5"
Ensure that non-yet-infested areas have been treated also. If pest birds are successfully routed from their original location only to move to a nearby untreated area, all efforts will have been in vain.
Ensure that the infested area has been cleared of nests, debris, etc., and cleaned and disinfected. See GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTALLATIONS. It may be necessary to repeat these steps.
If a flaw exists in the application, birds may find it and infest. It may then be necessary to amend the application.
WARRANTY
Manufacturer's Warranty: SPIKES Needle Strips are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the shipping date. At the option of Bird-X, Inc., the defective material will be either replaced or repaired.
SYNERGY AND OTHER PRODUCTS
You may find certain areas where it is undesirable or impractical to install spikes. If this is the case, we suggest that you protect these untreated areas generally by using other products (visual repellers, sound repellers) in conjunction with the spikes. This will maximize effectiveness throughout the entire property. Call (312) 226-2473 or visit www.bird-x.com for information on companion products.

Case Histories

*Spikes Needle Strips also come in stainless steel!

Bird Squadrons Bomb No More: Bird Spike Product Keeps Birds from Landing on Electrical Fixtures at Airports

There’s no delicate way to put this: Bird excrement on runway lights is hideous and hazardous. From a pilot safety standpoint alone, the filthy white film covering the face of lights and directional signs along the taxiways and runway of San Bernardino International Airport was unacceptable. “The bird poop was obstructing and obscuring the lights, creating a safety hazard,” explains Eric Ray, Airport Operations Officer at the 1,000-acre California airport. San Bernardino International Airport inherited the problem in 1994, when it took over the facility, a former military base. A mixed bag of birds, including hawks and smaller species, sat on top of the globe-like lights with their tails hanging over the front of the lights, and did what comes naturally, Ray describes.

View the complete story here.

Problems Created by Courthouse Birds

The issue of the birds reached a visible climax in 1988. A cornice was pulling away from high atop the old Butler County Courthouse in Hamilton, Ohio, 23 miles north of Cincinnati. When the maintenance crew removed the cornice, recalls Dick Law, Purchasing Director of Butler County, "there were 300 pounds of bird feces." The old courthouse was designed in traditional fashion, adorned with many ornamental ledges, where the infestation of roosting birds had been going on for decades. "Conditions were deplorable," Law emphasizes. "Bird droppings were a foot thick on some ledges," he adds. And the mess behind the cornice generated immediate negative television news coverage and questions about health issues. There was talk of histoplasmosis, a serious bacterial infection that could infect workers and visitors. "A couple of courthouse employees were later diagnosed with the disease," Law confirms.

View the complete story here.

With the Help of Environmentally Safe Plastic Strips, Building Managers Rid the Butler County Courthouse in Hamilton, Ohio of Nuisance Birds

Law had read about a better solution to bird nuisances in a trade publication, and he contacted Bird-X, Inc. in Chicago. "Bird-X offered clear, hard plastic spikes that would not detract from the courthouse’s appearance," he explains. "The company sent me a sample strip of the transparent spikes, which I put in the freezer for three days to test. There was no breakage," he states. He felt sure that the spikes would hold up against Ohio’s "deep freeze" Midwestern winters. "I ordered the product -- 11,000 linear feet of spike strips to cover every ledge on all floors of the four-story courthouse, its four ornate porticos, and under the round windows," he itemizes. Professional contractors installed Bird-X Spikes® Needle Strips in about two weeks, using a cherry picker to apply the adhesive and place the strips. The cost was far less than that of the original aluminum ones used in 1988 -- under $35,000 in total, including purchasing Bird-X Spikes, cleaning the exterior of the courthouse, and installing the spikes.

View the complete story here.

 

 

Testimonials

 

Eliminate Pigeon dropping problems with plastic or stainless steel bird spikes needle strips

Bird-X, Inc.

Please accept my gratitude for solving the problem of noise and diseased filled droppings we have had for the past five years from pigeons.

My brother-in-law found your website for us. Immediately I contacted your company where a courteous and informative employee greeted me.

He recommended the products necessary, which were plastic spikes, spikes adhesive and repellent. Upon arrival of the materials we had them installed and like magic the problem disappeared.

Now my husband can finally get a full night's sleep because he is not disturbed at the crack of dawn by the cooing of pigeons.

Also, I must mention the plastic spikes do not subtract from the beauty of our home.

Again, thank you for the safe and effective products.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. C. Greene

Prevent birds from roosting and nesting on balconies with plastic bird spikes or stainless steel bird spikes needle strips

I ordered one batch of 25’ SPIKES. We attached them and they work great – but the darn pigeons have now shifted to unprotected parts of the house!

Juliana B.
Vallejo, CA

Deter bird problems with an always moving prowler owl and bird control spikes - spikes are available in plastic and stainless steel needle strips material

Just want to let you know that the products of Bird X have worked well for Eastern Kentucky University, The Prowler Owls, and the bird spikes work well. If you use other tactics, you can deter bird problems with the products from Bird-X. Thank you and have a great day,

Sincerely,

Jeff C.
Supervisor
Eastern Kentucky University

 

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