Bird Lice Control
Colyton

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you are enjoying free time outside? If so, you may be bitten by bird lice. Bird lice or bird mites as others call it is preys that 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 possibility to feed on humans also. However, these pests are self-limiting as they can only live for a brief time period.

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

Here are some fast facts about these bird lice:

• At below 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely small, however, they can be readily seen with a naked eye.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days but they are capable of 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 may be small but they are terrible for they can produce a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They aesthetically bite that results to annoying itchiness. They may not transmit diseases but the scrape from their itchy bites can cause secondary infections and scarrings.

Although they are self-limiting and can rarely survive if they host on people, 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 air conditioning unit.

Where are they found?

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

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

Proper identification of bird lice infestation is vital particularly the level of its infestation. The best method to this is to discover the nests and removing it immediately. Hence, professional pest control services should be tapped to handle situations and to prevent the transfer of mites and threat of bird-associated infections. bugs, home owners usually find 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 experts. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove yourself to avoid risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

To spot possible infestation, check for nestings around:

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

Another thing you can do though is to prevent birds from building nests in your premises. Block openings by putting up significant fences, seal and fix roof cavities and other entry points that bird lice can crawl 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 necessary in order to deal with the situation. Hence, simply driving away the birds or maintaining the cleanliness of the area won’t do good unless the source of infestation is eliminated.

Local Pest Control Mount Druitt will help you inspect your area and nearby environment. After evaluating the level of infestation, we will assist you in expelling settling materials, fixing entrance points and employ required treatment to control the pests. We promise you an superb output to our treatment plan and execution techniques.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The safety of your pets is very important to us. You may rest assured that the constituents active they come in contact with, whether it is still wet or inhaling it or ingestion the substance, is very small.

Does the spray pose human health issues?

The spray we apply is usually utilized in public spaces such as schools and hospitals and does not cause any harm on humans.

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

This is only of concern if the spray areas remain wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and plenty of water as soon as you can. After a relatively short period in time carrier tap water has evaporated and will not be harmful to you in any way should you come into contact with the area.

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