HARMFUL ACTIVITY OF BIRDS IN AGROCENOSIS AND MEASURES FOR ITS PREVENTION

Birds are an essential component of agrocenosis in all regions of the world. The fodder assortment of majority synantrope types of the birds differs exclusively. Agricultural production complex faces the greater losses from mass raid of the birds at periods of sowings, maturation of the yield, transportations, harvesting and processing of corn and other grain crops. Significant losses birds inflict to the cherry gardens and plantation of grapes. Skilful combination of ecological and biotechnological measures of protection of agricultural plantations from birds promotes the optimization of the relation between humans and birds.