Cultural management

  • Establishment of scare crows in the field so as to distract the birds
  • Bursting of crackers and carbide guns, tying polythene bags
  • Use of bird scaring tape (reflective ribbon or bird scaring ribbon)
  • Using bio-acoustic method like pre-recorded distress calls to distract the birds
  • Destruction of bird nest in and around the field
  • Deploy two laborers per hectare to scare away the birds
  • Pruning of perching and breeding places
  • Spraying of neem kernel powder solution at 10 g/litre of water after seed shedding repels the birds
  • Use of bird proof nets