For centuries, humans have made feeble attempts at keeping birds away from buildings, gardens, fields and public areas. Scarecrows, fake owls, rubber snakes and other predator look-alikes are a common strategy. Metal spikes or sticky goo are also used in an attempt to dissuade them from landing on potential perches. None of these techniques have proven very effective. Birds are too smart to be frightened by inanimate fakes for long, and when they encounter spikes or stickiness, they simply settle on the next available perch.
To understand how Fly Away BMS works, think of skunks and people. Most all of us have smelled a skunk at some time in our lives. Skunks have an aromatic defense mechanism that when activated emits a very unpleasant odor – at least it’s unpleasant to humans and skunk predators. The smell of a skunk doesn’t cause humans any harm, but it is sufficiently unpleasant that you don’t want to be anywhere near a skunk. You simply decide on your own to walk away.
Fly Away BMS introduces a novel but natural technology to repel birds and deter unwanted avian behavior. Fly Away is an aromatic bird repellent. The active ingredient (methyl anthranilate or MA) emits a scent that irritates the trigeminal nerve in birds but has no effect on humans. One smell, and birds decide to fly away. It’s disagreeable to them, but entirely harmless. Methyl anthranilate may sound like a hazardous chemical, but it’s actually a grape seed extract commonly used to flavor candy, soft drinks and other foods. All the ingredients in Fly Away are approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) or listed by the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) for animal feed. Fly Away BMS is also registered by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
The breakthrough that makes Fly Away BMS truly unique is the delivery system. Other MA-based bird repellents come in liquid form, requiring precise measuring, mixing and agricultural-grade equipment. Fly Away is simply hung as a solid block or spread as tiny granules. In either form, MA is released naturally through a time-released process. Keeping birds at bay has never been so easy, safe and effective.
“I was having many issues with birds and other critters due to a next door neighbor who puts out many bird feeders, including ones along my property line. To date, they have 10 feeders out. The feeders are never moved or cleaned and left out year round. Hence they attract many other items besides birds, but the birds have been the messiest by far. The birds seem to sit everywhere around my home and property and always leave many presents. In addition to making nests everywhere not welcomed, they were living under our cars on our driveway leaving seed and poop all over the drive. We even had car repair bills because they and the attraction of mice to their seed were living in the engines of our cars.
When I first found out about the Fly Away BMS products, I tried a few and noticed an immediate difference. I first tried the discs, and then was told the pouches may work better, so now I use both, and added the black weather caps to avoid the rain. The difference in how many birds now visit us everywhere (to include under the car) has changed immensely. We’ve even hung a couple from under our car, and it has also helped.
I highly recommend using this product if you have pesky bird issues, but have no control over what's bringing them on your property. They do work!
Thanks Fly Away - You have made an intolerable situation much easier to handle. We are now working on getting our HOA to limit the amount of feeders on someone's property as well as placement of the feeders. We wish us luck!”
- Marilyn, Illinois