Mike Omeg shows the sparrow repeater trap to growers during a workshop last fall at Omeg Orchards. While several devices are available to repel or trap starlings and sparrows in the orchard and vineyard, growers can also help their overall bird control efforts by eliminating those near buildings. The European starling and house or English sparrows were introduced into the United States and are not protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. In some areas, the flying menaces have become the scourge of growers, causing the loss of millions of dollars in damaged fruit. Both species have learned […]