Cockatoo management on Australian fruit production country runs to a strict the state Wildlife Act and the EPBC Act 1999. Cockatoos are protected wildlife under state wildlife protection legislation. The lawful program is exclusion-led (multi-season netting) and deterrence-led (lasers, kites, visual deterrents). Lethal action is generally not lawful except where specifically permitted under a damage-mitigation permit.

Cockatoo damage compounds during the high-pressure season. Stone fruit before harvest, citrus during ripening, vines at fruit set, vegetable crops at maturity. The window for installing protective gear is fixed by the same calendar that drives yield. Plan netting install 6 to 8 weeks before flowering. Deploy laser and kite deterrents before the cockatoo arrival in the seasonal cycle.

Viper Fruit Tree Premium Net with Velcro is the multi-season netting flagship for cockatoo exclusion. The Velcro closure system makes seasonal deployment and removal practical for orchard and vine cockatoo programs. Used across stone fruit, citrus, vineyards, and vegetable crops where physical exclusion is the foundational layer.

AvePro Max Agricultural and Industrial Bird Deterrent Laser handles cockatoo deterrence at orchard scale. Most effective at dawn and dusk feeding windows. Used on orchards, vineyards, and large industrial agricultural sites where exclusion alone is insufficient or impractical.

AvePro Bird Scarer Kites add a moving aerial deterrent that complements laser and ground-level visual deterrents. Multi-deterrent programs avoid habituation where cockatoos learn to ignore a single static threat over time.

Eagle Eye visual deterrents (Silver, RED, Wind Kit, 10W Solar Kit) add reflective and movement-based deterrence on orchard rows, vineyard edges, and adjacent open areas. The 10W Solar Kit handles off-grid deployments on remote orchard country.

For damage-mitigation permit applications where state rules require, Pest IT supplies the documentation set: install timing, deterrent stack, exhausted-options demonstration, and the program structure that supports permit conditions. Pest IT supplies the state-by-state status.

The Agribusiness Seasonal Pest Pressure Calendar covers regional cockatoo pressure timing across Australia. The Pest IT Free Design Service maps the netting, deterrent stack, install timing, and documentation onto a real production site. Trade pricing applies to every approved trade account.