Bird Lice Control
Kooyong

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you are enjoying free time outdoors? If so, you might be bitten by bird lice. Bird lice or bird mites as what others call it is preys that are naturally found in birds. They usually exist 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 short time period.

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

Here are some fast facts about these bird lice:

• Their appearance are nearly equally to ticks and human lice they are quite small about 1mm long.
• Best called walking pepper flakes.
• Their life span is short, about seven days but they’re fast breeders that they can immediately infest a host.
• These pests’ diet is purely blood and they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and even poultry.
• They are small but they are terrible for they can make a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They don’t transmit illnesses but their sting can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

The chances of having bird lice or bird mite to get near human is when some birds begin to build their nest near a home. Most birds are likely to build their hot and comfortable nests on your roof top, window ledges as well as inside an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

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

They are very active throughout the spring and summer season, where they prey on bird host. They hop from one host to another in search of a blood meal. They could enter the family or any building if they chance to prey animals such as rodents, cats and dogs as their hosts.

They hop from 1 host to another and they have higher odds of entering the household when they are able 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 bedding.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

Proper identification of bird lice infestation is essential particularly the level of its infestation. The best method for 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 hazard of bird-associated infections. 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 experts. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove yourself to avoid risk of bird mite move to other areas.

To spot the infestation, check for nestings around:

• Eaves and at chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Porches

Installing high fences can also help when it comes to blocking the birds to build nests in your area. This will likely lessen the chance of bird mites entering the comforts of your house. If infestation is suspected, call out for assistance from licensed pest specialists.

Controlling Bird Lice

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

Local Pest Control Eastern Suburbs are here to help you on your pest management needs. We evaluate site and the degree of infestation and after on produce tailored-fit recommendations. We promise high quality work from evaluation to our treatment plan and implementation procedures. If you are imagining an infestation in your region, give us a ring and we help you out.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Can the spray cause any human health issues?

The spray we apply is usually used in public places like schools and hospitals and does not cause any harm to humans.

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

This will only be of concern if the spray areas are still wet. Should this happen, wash with soap and plenty of water as soon as you can. After a relatively short period duration, your carrier tap water has been dissolved and won’t be harmful to you in any way when you come in contact with the surface.

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