Bird Lice Control
Whale Beach

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 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 period of time.

Bird lice (or bird mite) should not be taken lightly. Even if you don’t have a pet bird at home, you can still come across these pests. They’re tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and causes annoying itch. It is possible that your home and surroundings 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.
• They’re like walking pepper flakes when they crawl on light colored surfaces.
• They’re self-limiting pest that can live at least for 7 days but they are fast breeders and they’re capable of jumping from one host to another.
• These pests’ diet is pure blood and that they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and fowl.
• They may be small but they are terrible for they can produce a complete poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They aesthetically bite that results to annoying itchiness. They may not transmit diseases but the scratch from their itchy bites can cause secondary infections and scarrings.

The possibilities of having bird lice or bird mite to get in contact with a human are when a few birds start to construct their nest near home. Most birds are probably to build their warm and secure nests in your rooftop, window ledges and even an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites are often nesting in vacated nest and they like to remain in moist and humid environment.

When spring and summer come, they’re very active and are voraciously preying on birds.

Bird mites can socialise 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 almost looked like ticks and bed bugs, home owners usually seek 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 move to other areas.

To See a viable infestation, assess for nestings around:

• Eaves and at chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Storm cellars
• Window ledges
• Yards

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

Controlling Bird Lice

The possibility of existence of bird lice in your area can be upsetting. This is because as above, proper pest identification is necessary in order to take care of 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 eliminated.

Local Pest Control Northern Beaches can 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 fantastic quality of work from assessment to our treatment program and implementation strategies.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The safety of your pets is extremely important to us. You can rest assured that any active component they might come into contact with, whether it’s still damp or through inhalation or ingesting the substance, is very small.

Can the spray cause any problems to humans?

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

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

This is only an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and lots of water as quickly as you are able to. In a short amount duration, your water carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and will not harm you in any way when you come in contact with the surface.

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