Bird Lice Control
Balgowlah Heights

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

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

Bird lice (or bird mite) ought not to be disregarded. Regardless of whether you do not have a pet bird at home, you can run over these pests. They are minute creatures equipped for biting people and pets and prompts irritating itch. It is likely that your home and environment may have bird lice infestation when birds out are perching nearby.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At less than 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely small, however, they are readily seen with a naked eye.
• They are like walking pepper flakes when they crawl on light colored surfaces.
• 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.
• Their diet is blood. Though they are mostly found in birds, they could infest other warm-blooded animals such as rodents, dogs and cats.
• They can easily create a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They aesthetically 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 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 and even inside an air conditioner unit. So, be cautious if there are any.

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 little bugs move into living spaces searching for blood meals. They can enter your front room, getting on the dividers, roofs and sneaking in bed.

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

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 seek assistance from pest control professionals. The best approach that you can do though is investigating your area for presence of nest and then reporting it to the specialists. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove yourself to prevent risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

To spot the infestation, assess for nestings around:

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

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

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice in your own can be difficult and upsetting. You cannot easily prevent its dispersing in your property simply by driving away birds, removing nests, cleaning cages or even disinfecting the region. You need the help of professional pest control services in order to assess and come up with a treatment plan to completely eradicate such situation.

Local Pest Control Northern Beaches can help you inspect your area and nearby environment. After assessing the level of infestation, we will help you in expelling settling materials, fixing entry points and apply required treatment to control the pests. We promise you an excellent output to our treatment program and execution methods.

Frequently Asked Questions

My pets in the household will be affected by the treatments you use?

The safety of your pets is extremely important to us. We can assure you that any active component they might come into contact with, whether it’s still damp or inhaling it or ingestion the substance, is very small.

Will the spray cause human health issues?

The spray we use is often employed in public areas like schools and hospitals and has no adverse effects to humans.

What do I do if accidentally touch any of the areas that have been sprayed?

This is only of concern if the spray areas remain wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as fast as you are able to. After a relatively short period duration, your carrier tap water has evaporated and will not cause any harm to you should you come into contact with the area.

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