Bird Lice Control
Oxley Park

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) should not be dismissed. Even if you don’t have a pet bird in your 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 surroundings can have bird lice infestation when birds outside 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 easily seen with a naked eye.
• Best called walking pepper flakes.
• They are self-limiting pest that can live at least for seven days but they are fast breeders and they are capable of jumping from 1 host to another.
• These pests’ diet is purely blood and they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and even poultry.
• They can easily create 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.

The possibility of bird mites to get in contact with people is high if the birds are building nests on nearby trees near a house. 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 cautious if there are any.

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 are located.

These tiny creatures move into living spaces searching for a blood meal. They can enter your living room, climbing on the walls, ceilings and lurking in bedding.

They hop from one host to another and they have higher odds of going into the household when they have the ability to host on pets and rodents. These creatures likes 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 critical especially the degree of its infestation. The best approach to this is to locate the nests and removing it. Hence, professional pest control services are the right people to deal with the situation to prevent transfer of mites and risk of bird-related infections. bugs, home owners usually seek 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 possible infestation, check for nestings around:

• Eaves and in chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window sills
• Porches

If there is one DIY method you can do to prevent the infestation, that is installing high fences in your environment. The presence of high fences can block birds from entering your area and construct their nest. You can also start sealing and repairing 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 aforementioned, proper pest identification is necessary in order to deal with the circumstance. Hence, simply driving away the birds or maintaining the cleanliness of the area won’t do good unless the source of infestation is removed.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The safety of your pets is very important to us. We can assure you that the active constituent that they come in contact with, whether it is still wet or inhaling it or ingestion, is minute.

Will the spray cause problems to humans?

The spray we use is often employed in public areas like schools and hospitals and has no adverse effects to human beings.

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

This is only an issue if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this happens, wash with soap and lots of water as fast as you can. In a short amount of time, the water carrier tap water has gone out of the water and won’t harm you in any way should you come into contact with the surface.

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