Bird Lice Control
The Spit

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

Have you ever experienced unexpected itches and bites at your house or at someone’s residence and not knowing what is taking place? You may be bitten by bird lice.

Bird lice (or bird mite) shouldn’t be taken gently. Even if you don’t have a pet bird, you could stumble upon these pests. They’re tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and induces stressful itch. It is viable that your property and surroundings could have bird lice infestation whilst birds outside are roosting close by.

Here are some fast facts about these bird lice:

• Their appearance are almost alike to ticks and human lice they are quite small about 1mm long.
• 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 are capable of jumping from 1 host to another.
• Their diet is purely blood. Though they are mostly found in birds, they could infest other warm-blooded animals such as 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.
• Though they are not known to transmit diseases, their itch-induced bite can cause secondary infections because of scratching.

The odds of having bird lice or fowl bug to draw near to human is the stage where a few birds begin to vacate their nests close to home. Most birds are probably going to assemble their warm and comfortable homes on your rooftop, window sills as well as within an air conditioning unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites love wet or humid conditions and they’re very active for the duration of spring and summer seasons and are evidently observed where birds and their nests are placed.

These tiny creatures move into dwelling areas on the lookout for a blood meal. They can crawl into your living area, climb on the walls, ceilings and lurk in bed.

Bird mites can socialise with people when fowls leave their houses and these bugs are left without a host to benefit from.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

As mentioned before, bird lice infestation is very crucial and requires proper identification. Since this pest is nearly looked like ticks and bed bugs, home owners usually seek assistance from pest control professionals. The best approach that you can do though is exploring your area for presence of nest and then reporting it to the experts. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove yourself to prevent risk of bird mite move to other areas.

To See a viable infestation, check for nestings around:

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

If there’s one DIY method you can do to prevent the infestation, that’s installing high fences on your surroundings. 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

The possibility of presence of bird lice in your area can be upsetting. This is because as aforementioned, proper pest identification is necessary in order to deal with the circumstance. Hence, simply driving away the birds or maintaining the cleanliness of the area won’t do good unless the source of infestation is removed.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Are my pets at home affected by the treatments you use?

The security of your pet is very important to us. We can assure you that any active component they may come into contact with, either when it’s still damp or inhaling it or ingestion, is minute.

Does the spray pose human health issues?

The spray we employ is typically used in public places such as hospitals and schools and causes no ill effects to human beings.

What do I do if I happen to touch one of the areas that have been sprayed?

This will only be an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this happens, wash with soap and lots of water as soon as you can. In a short amount in time water carrier tap water has evaporated and won’t harm you in any way should you come into contact with the area.

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