Gardening helps households save money on produce, enjoy fresher, better-tasting fruits and vegetables, and support both ...

Damage to crops caused by birds costs millions of dollars each year. Now, researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Rhode Island in the US are investigating the effectiveness of ...

As drones have become more common and affordable, many animal-loving people have worried about their tendency to scare wildlife. Yet that problem may have a silver lining: drones might be used to ...

Farmers have had long-running battles trying to keep birds of many varieties from eating their sweetcorn. They've used propane cannons, visual deterrents and even shotguns, but none succeed for very ...

The traditional idea of a scarecrow is to put a dummy or mannequin in a field to scare off birds trying to raid your garden. In reality, those things are far more likely to scare you rather than birds ...

Modern scarecrows are a drastic departure from the straw buddy from The Wizard of Oz. An upscale array of intimidating devices deters more than just, well, crows. Cats, raccoons and other tricky ...

The crows don’t have a chance. Fifty scarecrows have appeared in Branchville for the Fifth Annual Scarecrow Contest and at least 50 more are going to join them. “It’s a great Norman Rockwell type of a ...