Bird-Friendly living encourages responsible use of pesticides. Building a bird-friendly habitat with continued use of pesticides that harm birds or deprive them of viable food is counterproductive. We encourage building bird-friendly habitats and use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) where necessary. IPM methods may include birds to prevent problems rather than using pesticides including lawn week killers and insecticides.

Contents:

– Overview
– Pesticides & Farm Use
– Pesticide/Hazardous Waste Disposal
– Return to our Bird-Friendly Living Resource Page  

Overview:

Pesticides, American Bird Conservancy, https://abcbirds.org/program/pesticides/

A Bird Safe Yard Is Absolutely Essential, OrnithologyCenter.com,, Acopian Center for Ornithology at Muhlenberg College, https://ornithologycenter.com/bird-safe-yard-absolutely-essential/ 

Pesticides & Farm Use

Messmer, Terry A., Tegt, Jessica, Jack H Berryman Institute & Utah State University Extension, Managing Birds in Agricultural Landscapes, https://extension.usu.edu/cache/files/Birds-in-Agricultural-Landscapes.pdf

Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds, Wild Farm Alliance, January 20, 2020, https://www.wildfarmalliance.org/supporting_beneficial_birds_and_managing_pest_birds_resource

Lindell, Catherine A., Supporting farmer adoption of sustainable bird management strategies, https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1687&context=hwi

Alston, Diane G., Pest Management Decision-Making: The Economic-Injury Level Concept, Utah Pests Fact Sheet, Utah State University Extension and Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1767&context=extension_histall 

Pesticide/Hazardous Waste Regulation & Disposal

Check with your local waste disposal agency, for example in Cache Valley, contact the Logan Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Facility:
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal, Logan City, https://www.loganutah.org/government/departments/environmental/landfill/household_hazardous_waste.php

Deer, Howard, Pesticide and Pesticide Container Disposal, Utah State University Extension, October 2003, https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/files-ou/Agriculture-and-Water-Quality/Pest/FactSheet3.pdf

Wierda, Michael, Pesticide Regulation, Safety, and Storage,, Utah State University Extension, https://extension.usu.edu/vegetableguide/pesticide/safety-regulation-storage