Which control method is described as especially effective against pigeons and involves winter timing with baiting and decoy birds?

• A. Spikes
• B. Trapping
• C. Sparrow traps
• D. Ornitrol

Answer: (B)

This method relies on trapping with baiting and decoy birds in winter to exploit pigeons’ social and foraging behavior. Pigeons are highly responsive to conspecifics; using live decoy birds signals safety and flock activity, drawing more birds into the trap. Timing in winter concentrates birds at predictable roosts and makes them more likely to forage near traps, while baiting increases the lure and capture rate. This combination makes trapping particularly effective for reducing local pigeon populations. Spikes deter roosting but don’t capture; sparrow traps are aimed at sparrows specifically; and Ornitrol is a repellent, not a trapping approach.