Bird Lice Control
Linley Point

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

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

Bird lice (or bird mite) shouldn’t to be disregarded. Irrespective of whether you don’t have a pet bird at home, you can run over these pests. They are minute creatures equipped for biting people and pets and drives bothersome itch. It’s 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 very small, but they are easily seen with a naked eye.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• Their life span is short, about seven days but they are fast breeders that they can immediately infest a host.
• These bugs’ mainly feed on blood from flying animals, for instance, pigeons, starlings, sparrows as well as 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.

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

Where are they found?

Bird mites love moist or humid conditions and they are very active during the spring and summer seasons and are naturally located where birds and their nests can be found.

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

They hop from 1 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

bed bugs, home owners usually find 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 prevent risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

To See a viable infestation, assess for nestings around:

• Eaves and in chimneys
• Roof 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 go into.

Controlling Bird Lice

The possibility of presence of bird lice in your area can be upsetting. This is because as above, proper pest identification is needed in order to deal with 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 removed.

Local Pest Control North Shore can help you inspect your location and nearby surroundings. After assessing the degree of infestation, we will help you in removing nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply required treatment to help control the pests. We promise you a high quality work from assessment to our treatment program and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are my pets at home affected by the treatment you apply?

Your pet’s safety is extremely important to us. You can rest assured that any active component they might come into contact with, either when it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion it, is a tiny amount.

Can the spray cause any problems to humans?

The spray we employ is typically used in public places such as schools and hospitals and does not cause any harm to human beings.

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

It’s only an issue if the sprayed areas remain wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and lots of water as quickly as you are able to. After a brief period of time, the carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and will not harm you in any way should you come into contact with the region.

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