Bird Lice Control
Blackburn

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

Have you experienced sudden itches and snacks 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 be taken gently. Even if you don’t have a pet bird, you could encounter them pests. They are tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and causes stressful itch. It is viable your property and surroundings could have bird lice infestation whilst birds out are roosting close by.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At under 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they can be readily seen with a naked eye.
• When they crawl on light colored surfaces, they’re 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.
• They enjoy blood meal so much and they like to host warm-blooded animals like birds, rodents, cats and dogs.
• They may be small but they are terrible for they can produce a complete poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They bite that results to annoying itchiness. They may not transmit diseases but the scrape from their itchy bites can cause secondary infections and scarrings.

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 as well as inside an air conditioner unit. So, be watchful if there are any.

Where are they found?

As above, bird mites are nesting in vacated bird’s nest and they love to remain in moist and humid environment.

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

Bird mites can come in contact with humans when birds leave their nests and these pests are left without a host to feed on.

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 find assistance from pest management 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 the nests yourself to avoid risk of bird mite move to other areas.

Here 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
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Porches

Another aspect you could do is to save the birds from constructing nests in your home. Block openings by putting up high fences, seal and restore roof cavities and other access points which fowl lice can enter.

Controlling Bird Lice

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

Local Pest Control Eastern Suburbs 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 needed treatment to help control the pests. We guarantee you a high quality work from assessment to our treatment plan and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The security of your pet is very important to us. You may rest assured that any active component they might come into contact with, either when it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion, is minute.

Can the spray cause any harm to humans?

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

What should I do if I accidentally touch any of the areas that have been treated with a spray?

It’s only an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this happens, wash with soap and lots of water as soon as you can. After a relatively short period duration, your carrier tap water has been dissolved and will not cause any harm to you when you come in contact with the surface.

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