Bird Lice Control
Forestville

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you’re enjoying free time outdoors? If so, you may be bitten by bird lice. Bird lice or bird mites as what others call it is preys that are naturally found in birds. They usually are present when birds vacate their nest. Though birds are their hosts, they can jump to feed on other animals such as rodents, dogs and cats and have the option to feed on humans also. However, these pests are self-limiting as they can only live for a short time period.

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

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At under 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they are readily seen with a naked eye.
• When they crawl on light colored surfaces, they are best described as walking pepper flakes.
• Their life span is short, about seven days but they are fast breeders that they can immediately infest a host.
• They enjoy blood meal so much and they like to host on warm-blooded animals like birds, rodents, dogs and cats.
• They affect poultry very quickly, killing sick, young and old birds.
• They bite that results to annoying itchiness. They may not transmit diseases but the scrape from their itchy bites can cause secondary infections and scarrings.

The prospect of bird mites to get in contact with humans is high if the birds are building nests on nearby trees near a house. Sometimes, there are also birds that do not nest on trees but are building their nests on roof tops, window ledges as well as within an air conditioner unit. So, be cautious if there are any.

Where are they found?

As above, bird mites are nesting in vacated bird’s nest and they love to stay in moist and humid environment.

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

Bird mites can come in contact with humans when birds leave their nests and these pests are left with no host to feed on.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

As mentioned earlier, bird lice infestation is quite crucial and requires proper identification. Since this pest is nearly looked like ticks and bed bugs, home owners usually find assistance from pest control professionals. The best approach that you can do though is exploring 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 move to other areas.

To identify possible infestation, check for nestings around:

• Eaves and in chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Storm cellars
• Window ledges
• Porches

If there is 1 DIY method you can do to prevent the infestation, that’s installing high fences in your environment. The presence of high fences can block birds from entering your area and build their nest. You can also start sealing and repairing roof cavities and other entry points that bird lice can crawl into.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice on your own can be difficult and upsetting. You can’t easily prevent its spreading in your property by simply driving away birds, removing nests, cleaning cages or even disinfecting the area. You will need the help of professional pest management services to be able to assess and come up with a treatment plan to completely eradicate such situation.

Local Pest Control North Shore will help you inspect your location and nearby surroundings. After analysing the degree of infestation, we’ll help you in eliminating nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply needed treatment to help control the pests. We guarantee you a high quality work from assessment to our treatment program and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The safety of your pets is extremely important to us. You may rest assured that the active constituent that they may come into contact with, either when it’s still damp or through inhalation or ingesting the substance, is very small.

Does the spray pose harm to humans?

The spray we employ is typically utilized in public spaces such as hospitals and schools and has no adverse effects to human beings.

What should I do if I accidently touch any of the areas treated with a spray?

This will only be an issue if the sprayed areas remain wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and plenty of water as quickly as you possibly can. In a short amount duration, your carrier, tap water will have gone out of the water and won’t be harmful to you in any way should you come into contact with the surface.

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