Bird Lice Control
Northern Beaches

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 might be bitten by bird lice. Bird lice or bird mites as what others call it is preys which 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 brief 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’re tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and causes annoying itch. It’s possible that your home and environment may have bird lice infestation when birds outside are roosting nearby.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• Bird mites are almost microscopically tiny of 1mm long, however, they can easily be seen with trained naked eyes.
• Best described as moving pepper grounds.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days but they are capable of quick reproduction to infest a host.
• They enjoy blood meal so much and they like to host on warm-blooded animals like birds, rodents, cats and dogs.
• They can easily make a whole poultry sick most notably young and old birds.
• They don’t transmit diseases however, their bite can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

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

Where are they found?

Bird mites love moist or humid conditions and they’re very active during the spring and summer seasons and are naturally located where birds and their nests are located.

These small creatures move into living spaces in search of a blood meal. They can enter your living room, climbing on the walls, ceilings and lurking in bed.

Bird mites can come in contact with people when birds leave their nests and these pests are left without a host to feed on.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

Proper identification of bird lice infestation is critical especially the degree of its infestation. The best approach for this is to find the nests and eliminating it. Hence, professional pest control services are the right people to deal with the situation to prevent transfer of mites and risk of bird-related infections. bugs, home owners usually find assistance from pest control 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 prevent risk of bird mite move to other areas.

To spot the infestation, assess for nestings around:

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

Another thing you can do though is to prevent birds from building nests in your premises. Block openings by putting up significant fences, seal and repair 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 needed in order to deal with 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 Northern Beaches are here to help you on your pest management needs. We assess site and the degree of infestation and later on come up with tailored-fit recommendations. We promise high quality work from assessment to our treatment plan and implementation procedures. If you are imagining an infestation in your area, give us a ring and we assist you out.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Your pet’s safety is extremely important to us. We can assure you that the constituents active they may come into contact with, whether it’s still damp or by inhaling or ingesting it, is a tiny amount.

Does the spray pose human health issues?

The spray we apply is usually employed in public areas such as hospitals and schools and causes no ill effects to human beings.

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

This will only be an issue if the sprayed areas remain wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as soon as you can. After a brief period in time water carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and will not be harmful to you in any way when you come in contact with the surface.

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