Bird Lice Control
Castlecrag

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

Have you ever experienced sudden itches and bites at your home or at a person’s humble abode and not knowing what is happening? You may be bitten by bird lice.

Bird lice (or bird mite) should not be taken gently. Even if you don’t have a pet bird, you could stumble upon them pests. They are tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and induces stressful itch. It’s viable your property and environment could have bird lice infestation whilst birds out are roosting close by.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• Bird mites are almost microscopically tiny of at least 1mm long, however, they can easily be seen with trained naked eyes.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short lifestyle cycle of seven days however they are capable of rapid propagation to infest a host.
• These bugs’ mainly feed on blood from flying animals, for example, pigeons, starlings, sparrows as well as poultry.
• They impact poultry quickly, killing sick, old and young birds.
• They don’t transmit illnesses but their bite can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

The prospect 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 and even within an air conditioner unit. So, be cautious if there are some.

Where are they found?

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

These small creatures move into living spaces searching for a blood meal. They can enter your living space, climbing on the walls, ceilings and lurking in bedding.

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

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

As mentioned earlier, bird lice infestation is very critical 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 exploring 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 avoid risk of bird mite move to other areas.

To spot potential infestation, check for nestings around:

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

Something else you can do however is to keep birds from making nests on your premises. Seal openings by setting up high fences, seal and fix rooftop pits and other section points which bird lice can creep into.

Controlling Bird Lice

The possibility of existence of bird lice in your area can be upsetting. This is because as aforementioned, proper pest identification is needed in order to take care of the circumstance. 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 North Shore are here to help you on your pest management needs. We assess site and the degree of infestation and later on produce tailored-fit recommendations. We promise high quality work from assessment to our treatment strategy and implementation procedures. If you are suspecting an infestation in your area, give us a ring and we help you out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my household pets be affected by the treatment you employ?

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 is still wet or inhaling it or ingestion it, is a tiny amount.

Will the spray cause human health issues?

The spray we use is often used in public places such as schools and hospitals and causes no ill effects to humans.

What do I do if I happen to touch one of the areas that have been treated with a spray?

This will only be a concern if the sprayed areas are still wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as fast as you possibly can. After a brief period of time, the carrier tap water has gone out of the water and won’t be harmful to you in any way should you come into contact with the region.

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