Bird Lice Control
Elanora Heights

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you are 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 exist when birds vacate their nest. Though birds are their hosts, they can jump to feed on other animals such as rodents, cats and dogs and have the possibility to feed on humans as well. However, these pests are self-limiting as they can only live for a brief time period.

Once they enter into the households, bird lice should not be taken lightly. They are capable of biting and feeding on a human host and inducing annoying itch. Even if you do not have pets, then you can still come across with bird mites from birds who are roosting nearby.

Here are a few quick data about these bird lice:

• At less than 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely small, however, they can be easily seen with a naked eye.
• Best called walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days however they have the ability to reproduce fast and effective at plaguing a host.
• They enjoy blood meal so much and they like to host warm-blooded animals like birds, 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 due to scratching.

Although they’re self-limiting and can rarely survive if they host on people, the chance of people getting in contact with the pest is simply fair. You can experience bird mite infestation if you will find roosting birds nearby and are building their nests on trees, roof tops, window ledges and even an ac unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites are usually nesting in vacated nest and they like to stay in moist and humid environment.

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

They hop from one host to another and they have higher odds of entering the household when they are able to host on rodents and pets. These creatures likes to crawl and can enter the living rooms, climb on walls, ceilings and lurk in the bedding.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

As mentioned before, 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 management 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 yourself to avoid risk of bird mite move to other areas.

To spot the infestation, assess for nestings around:

• Eaves and at chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Porches

Another thing you can do though is to prevent birds from building nests in your property. Block openings by putting up high fences, seal and fix roof cavities and other entry points that bird lice can crawl into.

Controlling Bird Lice

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

Local Pest Control Northern Beaches can help you look into your place and close by environment. After assessing 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 fantastic quality of work from evaluation to our treatment plan 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. You can rest assured that any active component they may come into contact with, whether it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion it, is a tiny amount.

Will the spray cause problems to humans?

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

What should I do if I accidentally touch any of the areas spray?

It’s only an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as soon as you possibly can. After a brief period duration, your water carrier tap water has evaporated and will not cause any harm to you should you come into contact with the surface.

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At Local Pest Control Northern Beaches, after an initial inspection as well as treatment we will create an annual program for our customers to reduce worries about visitors who aren’t welcome. This scheduled service is ideal for hotels, offices catering to commercial establishments and also homeowners. Another great feature we can offer is to visit your premises with a non-branded car to provide any pest control service when you require extra discretion.

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