In Europe, Bird Control Group (BCG) is testing an Agrilaser automatic laser product as part of an EU-funded three-year LIFE Laser Fence project worth £ 2.5 million.

The purpose of the tests is to use an automatic laser tool to scare away birds from raids on crops and to keep terrestrial animals from raiding crops and places of their storage. Despite the fact that so far tests have shown that the approaching laser beam can deter such animals from such actions , at the same time, some results of the beam were lower than expected.

Therefore, experts from BCG and project managers at the University of Liverpool John Moore have begun work on creating new light beams with alternative characteristics, including color and modulation. This direction was chosen on the basis of scientific evidence that different animals perceive different characteristics of light in different ways. "We expect to determine which light characteristics are best for each species and adjust our light rays accordingly," said Steinar Henskez of BCG. Currently, the damage caused to rats on farms in the UK alone is £ 28 million per year.

Interested in new non-pesticide solutions in many European countries, particularly England, the Netherlands and Spain. Practical trials to prevent crop damage by deer, rabbits, wild boars and rodents such as rats, squirrels and mice should begin soon in Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. Final test results will be announced at a conference in Liverpool later this year.