Bird Lice Control
Ashbury

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you’re enjoying free time outdoors? If so, you may be bitten by bird lice. Bird lice or bird mites as others call it is preys which 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.

Bird lice (or bird mite) should not be taken gently. Even if you don’t have a pet bird, you could stumble upon these pests. They’re tiny creatures capable of biting humans and pets and causes stressful itch. It is viable that your property and surroundings could have bird lice infestation whilst birds outside are roosting close by.

Here are a few quick data about these bird lice:

• Bird mites are almost microscopically tiny of at least 1mm long, however, they can easily be seen with trained naked eyes.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• Their life span is brief, about seven days but they are 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 can easily make a whole poultry sick most notably young and old birds.
• They don’t transmit illnesses yet their sting can cause secondary infections due to scratching.

The possibilities of getting bird lice or bird mite to get in touch with a human are when a few birds start to construct their nest near home. Most birds are probably to build their warm and secure nests in your rooftop, window ledges and even an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

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

These small creatures move into dwelling areas on the lookout for a blood meal. They could crawl into your living room, climb on the walls, ceilings and lurk in bed.

They hop from 1 host to another and they have higher odds of going into the household when they have the ability 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

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 investigating 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.

To spot a viable infestation, check for nestings around:

• Eaves and in chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Storm cellars
• Window sills
• 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 repair roof cavities and other entry points which bird lice can crawl into.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice on your own may be a hassle and inconvenient. You can not save its spreading in your home through driving birds away, disposing of nests, cleaning cages or maybe disinfecting the vicinity. You need the assistance of pest control experts to assess and come up with a treatment plan to fully eradicate such instance.

Local Pest Control Ashfield can help you inspect your area and nearby surroundings. After assessing the level of infestation, we will assist you in expelling settling materials, fixing entry points and employ required treatment to control the pests. We promise you an superb output to our treatment program and execution methods.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Your pet’s safety is very important to us. We can assure you that any active component they come in contact with, either when it’s still wet or through inhalation or ingesting it, is a tiny amount.

Does the spray pose human health issues?

The spray we apply is usually utilized in public spaces such as schools and hospitals and has no adverse effects to human beings.

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

It’s only a concern if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and plenty of water as quickly as you are able to. After a relatively short period duration, your water carrier, tap water will have been dissolved and will not be harmful to you in any way should you come into contact with the region.

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