Bird Lice Control
Chatswood

Knocking Down Tiny and Itch-inducing Bird Lice (Bird Mite)

It’s fond to see birds flying around our house much longer when we place a nest up on the trees. However, their existence can bring trouble due to one creature that nestles with them. Bird lice or bird mites are tiny creatures which are naturally found in birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and poultry. They’re prey to such birds for the food in their hot blood. These pests are introduced when there is existence of a vacated nest nearby. They can also be brought in by our pets such as dogs and cats or even by rodents.

Bird lice (or bird mite) should not be dismissed. Even if you don’t have a pet bird at home, you can still encounter these pests. They are tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and causes annoying itch. It’s possible that your home and surroundings may have bird lice infestation when birds outside are roosting nearby.

Here are some fast facts about these bird lice:

• At under 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they can be easily seen with a naked eye.
• When they creep on light colored surfaces, they’re best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They are self-limiting pest that can live at least for seven days but they are fast breeders and they’re capable of jumping from 1 host to another.
• They enjoy blood meal so much and they like to host on warm-blooded animals like birds, rodents, dogs and cats.
• They are small but they are terrible for they can make a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They do not transmit illnesses yet their bite can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

The chances of having bird lice or bird mite to get near human is when some birds start to build their nest near a house. Most birds are more likely to build their warm and comfortable nests in your roof top, window ledges as well as inside an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites are often nesting in vacated nest and they love to remain in moist and humid environment.

When spring and summer come, they are very active and are voraciously preying on birds.

These creatures also love to crawl and can enter the living rooms, climb on walls, ceilings and lurk in the bed.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

bed bugs, home owners usually find assistance from pest management professionals. The best approach that you can do though is investigating your area for existence of nest and then reporting it to the specialists. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove the nests yourself to avoid risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

Here are some of the possible places where you can check birds nests that has some chances of bird mite infestation:

• Roof and in stacks
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Yards

Another aspect you could do is to save the birds from building nests in your dwelling. Block openings by placing up high fences, seal and restore roof cavities and other access points which fowl lice can enter.

Controlling Bird Lice

The possibility of existence of bird lice in your area can be upsetting. This is because as aforementioned, proper pest identification is needed in order to take care of the situation. Hence, simply driving away the birds or maintaining the cleanliness of the area will not do good unless the source of infestation is removed.

Local Pest Control North Shore can help you look into your place and close by environment. After assessing the level of infestation, we can help you in putting off nesting materials, sealing access points and observe required remedies to assist in managing pests. We guarantee you excellent quality of work from evaluation to our treatment plan and implementation strategies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my household pets be affected by the products you apply?

Your pet’s safety is very important to us. You can rest assured that any active component they might come into contact with, either when it’s still damp or inhaling it or ingestion the substance, is very small.

Does the spray pose harm to humans?

The spray we apply is usually used in public places such as hospitals and schools and causes no ill effects on humans.

What do I do if I happen to touch one of the areas treated with a spray?

This will only be a concern if the sprayed areas remain wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as quickly as you possibly can. After a brief period duration, your carrier tap water has been dissolved and won’t be harmful to you in any way should you come into contact with the area.

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