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nuisance pests because they displace
desirable songbirds, and their droppings deface buildings, statues, etc.
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They are of medical concern because there are over
29 diseases and ectoparasites associated with them, their nests, and droppings.
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Diseases include
encephalitis (St. Louis, eastern and western equine), histoplasmosis, Newcastle disease, chlamydiosis, and salmonellosis which can affect human and animal health, and severe cases may result in death.
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House sparrows are considered one of the major reservoirs of VIRUS
St. Louis encephalitis.
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The ectoparasites include primarily
mite species that can bite humans or infest domestic animals, causing extreme discomfort.
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Other arthropods, such as _, associated with the nest and droppings may invade structures.
dermestid beetles, clothes moths, and stored product pests
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They also will displace other birds, such as
robins, wrens, and purple martins, from their nests, destroy the eggs, and use the nest to rear their own.
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When they do construct nests, they are rather
large and flimsy and made of grass, straw, feathers, and other debris.
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Sparrows frequently use the same nesting sites
over and over.
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They restrict their nesting and feeding sites to
specific locations.
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Sparrows tend to congregate in _ during the winter and disperse to rural areas in the spring.
urban areas
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They contaminate _ during their feeding activities, and their droppings cause defacement of buildings, statues, etc.
animal feed
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Their droppings also damage
styrofoam insulation found in warehouses, and in hog and poultry-raising facilities.
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Their nests have caused
short-circuits and fires in electrical substations.
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When they enter malls, department stores, warehouse and food processing plants,
they are nuisances and contaminate much with their droppings.
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House sparrow control or management begins with the most important step, the
survey.
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The survey should address the following:
location of problem, species observed (house sparrows/nontargets and numbers), habitat (food, water, nesting sites), special equipment, time constraints, analysis of problem, public relations issues, recommended control procedures, and pricing considerations.
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