Bird Lice Control
North Curl Curl

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

It’s fond to see birds flying around our house much longer when we spot 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’re prey to such birds for the food in their hot blood. These pests are introduced if there is existence of a vacated nest nearby. They can also be caused by our pets such as dogs and cats or even by rodents.

Bird lice (or bird mite) shouldn’t be taken gently. Even if you don’t have a pet bird, you could encounter them pests. They are 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 a few quick data about these bird lice:

• Their appearance are almost equally to ticks and human lice they’re quite small about 1mm long.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days but they’re effective at quick reproduction to infest a host.
• These pests’ diet is purely blood and they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and even poultry.
• They are small but they are terrible for they can make a whole poultry sick most notably 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 people 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 inside an air conditioner unit. So, be watchful if there are any.

Where are they found?

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

These tiny 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

Appropriate identification of bird lice infestation is essential particularly the degree of its infestation. The best way to cope with this is to discover the houses and terminate them. Thus, proficient bug control services would be the opportune individuals to take care of the circumstance to prevent exchange of bugs and danger of bird-related contaminations. bugs, home owners usually find assistance from pest control 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 prevent risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

Here are some of the possible places where you can check birds nests that has some chances of bird mite infestation:

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

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

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice in your may be a hassle and inconvenient. You can’t save its spreading in your house through driving birds away, disposing of nests, cleaning cages or perhaps disinfecting the vicinity. You need the assistance of pest management experts to assess and produce a treatment plan to completely eradicate such instance.

Local Pest Control Northern Beaches will help you look into your place and close by environment. 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 evaluation to our treatment program and implementation strategies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my household pets be affected by the treatments you use?

The security of your pet is very important to us. You can rest assured that the constituents active they might come into contact with, either when it’s still damp or through inhalation or ingesting it, is a tiny amount.

Does the spray pose problems to humans?

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

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

It’s only an issue if the sprayed areas are still damp. If this occurs, clean with soap and lots of water as quickly as you can. After a brief period of time, the 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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