Birdlime

Bird-lime is a very tough and sticky mass that serves the bird -catcher for the production of limes. The name comes from the Roman period, reaped as a bird-catcher Rod gained with from the ripe berries of mistletoe (Viscum spp.) Greenish yellow sticky liquid. To make the glue still sticky and protect against dehydration, also thickened pear and prune juice and honey were added. It emphasized here the glue on Birkenästchen that you put on a beaten into the ground floor. In addition to these floor a cage was set up with a decoy. Thus, crossbills and other finches were trapped preferred to have a conversation in the winter, since these birds sing beautifully. In the winter was, chokes adjusted with lime sticks that were placed on bushes for consumption.

This was practiced until the 19th century in Europe.

Today, the bird -catcher in most parts of the EU is forbidden - limes (now usually with synthetic glue ) will still continue to be used contrary to the provisions of the EU Birds Directive as bird traps in southern France, northern Italy, Cyprus and Catalonia. The Catalan bird catcher who can approve their hobby by the regional government - in Italy and Cyprus, the use of limes is illegal. "In France, Provence is the scene of the animal tormenting hunting songbirds with thousands limes. However, even though the fishing was banned glue traps of the EU, the government in Paris has declared the use of the lime sticks to an endangered tradition and each catcher allows the use of up to 30 limes. Experts believe that die annually up to half a million birds in the established traps. "

Others

During the Second World War British anti-tank grenades were ( HGR no. 74), so-called sticky bombs, before use coated with lime.