Bird Lice Control
Greenacre

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

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

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

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At under 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they are easily seen with a naked eye.
• They’re like walking pepper flakes when they crawl on light colored surfaces.
• Their life span is short, about seven days but they are fast breeders that they can immediately infest a host.
• These pests’ diet is purely blood and they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and even poultry.
• They affect poultry very quickly, killing ill, young and old birds.
• Though they are not known to transmit diseases, their itch-induced bite can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

The possibility of bird mites to get in contact with humans is high if the birds are building nests on nearby trees near a home. 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 watchful if there are any.

Where are they found?

Bird mites love moist or humid conditions and they are really dynamic during the spring and summer seasons and are normally found in birds that nest near houses or surrounding areas.

They’re very active throughout the spring and summertime, where they prey on bird host. They jump from one host to another in search of a blood meal. They could enter the household or any building if they happen to prey animals such as rodents, cats and dogs as their hosts.

Bird mites can interact with people when fowls leave their houses and these bugs are left with no host to benefit from.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

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

Listed below are some of the possible places where you can check birds nests that has some possibilities of bird mite infestation:

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

Installing large fences can also help in regards to blocking the birds to build nests in your area. This will likely lessen the chance of bird mites entering the comforts of your house. If infestation is suspected, call out for help from licensed pest specialists.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice on your own can be troublesome and frustrating. You cannot simply prevent its dispersing in your property by basically heading out birds, expelling the nests, cleaning cages or even sterilising the region. You need the assistance of an expert to check and conduct a treatment plan to control and eradicate the infestation.

Local Pest Control Belmore will help you look into your place and close by surroundings. After analysing the level of infestation, we can assist 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 evaluation to our treatment program and implementation strategies.

Frequently Asked Questions

My pets in the household will be affected by the treatment you apply?

The safety of your pets is very important to us. We can assure you that the active constituent that they may come into contact with, whether it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion, is minute.

Does the spray pose problems to humans?

The spray we use is often used in public places such as hospitals and schools and has no adverse effects to human beings.

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

It’s only a concern if the sprayed areas are still damp. If this occurs, clean with soap and plenty of water as quickly as you can. After a relatively short period duration, your water carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and won’t harm you in any way when you come in contact with the area.

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