Bird Lice Control
Eastern Suburbs

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

It’s fond to see birds flying around our home much more when we place 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 are prey to these birds for the food on their hot blood. These pests are introduced when there is presence 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) should not be dismissed. 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 house and environment may have bird lice infestation when birds outside are roosting nearby.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At under 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely small, however, they can be readily seen with a naked eye.
• When they creep on light colored surfaces, they’re 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 affect poultry rapidly, killing ill, young and old birds
• They do not transmit illnesses yet their bite can cause secondary infections because of 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 and even within an air conditioner unit. So, be cautious if there are any.

Where are they found?

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

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

Bird mites can socialise with people when fowls leave their houses and these bugs are left without a host to benefit from.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

Proper identification of bird lice infestation is vital particularly the degree of its infestation. The best method to this is to discover the nests and removing it immediately. Hence, professional pest control services should be exploited to handle situations and to prevent the transfer of mites and hazard of bird-associated infections. bugs, home owners usually seek assistance from pest control professionals. The best approach that you can do though is investigating your area for existence of nest and then reporting it to the experts. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove the nests yourself to prevent risk of bird mite move to other areas.

Listed below are some of the possible places where you can assess birds nests that has some possibilities of bird mite infestation:

• Roof and in stacks
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Storm cellars
• Window ledges
• Yards

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 repair roof cavities and other entry points that bird lice can crawl into.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice on your own can be difficult and upsetting. You can’t easily prevent its spreading in your property simply by driving away birds, removing nests, cleaning cages or even disinfecting the area. You need the help of professional pest control services in order to assess and come up with a treatment strategy to completely eradicate such situation.

Local Pest Control Eastern Suburbs can help you inspect your place and nearby surroundings. After analysing the degree of infestation, we’ll assist you in removing nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply needed treatment to help control the pests. We promise you a high quality work from evaluation to our treatment program and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

My pets in the household will be affected by the products you apply?

Your pet’s safety is very important to us. You may rest assured that the constituents active they might come into contact with, either when it is still wet or by inhaling or ingesting, is minute.

Can the spray cause any problems to humans?

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

What do I do if I accidently touch any of the areas spray?

This will only be an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and lots of water as soon as you possibly can. After a brief period in time water carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and won’t cause any harm to you should you come into contact with the region.

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