Bird Lice Control
Hornsby

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

Have you ever experienced unexpected itches and bites at your house or at someone’s residence and not knowing what’s occurring? 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 at home, you can still encounter these pests. They are 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 below 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they are easily seen with a naked eye.
• They are like walking pepper flakes when they crawl on light colored surfaces.
• They have a short life cycle of seven days however they have the ability to reproduce fast and capable of plaguing a host.
• Their diet is purely blood. Though they are mostly found in birds, they could infest other warm-blooded animals such as rodents, cats and dogs.
• They can easily create a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They don’t transmit illnesses but their bite can cause secondary infections because of scratching.

The odds of having bird lice or fowl bug to draw close to human is the point at which a few birds start to vacate their nests close to home. Most birds are probably going to assemble their warm and comfortable houses on your rooftop, window sills as well as within an air conditioning unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites love moist or humid conditions and they’re very active during the spring and summer seasons and are naturally found where birds and their nests can be found.

These little 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 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 earlier, bird lice infestation is very 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 prevent risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

To spot the infestation, assess for nestings around:

• Eaves and in chimneys
• Rooftop spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Yards

Another thing you can do though is to prevent birds from building nests in your premises. Block openings by putting up high fences, seal and fix 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 above, proper pest identification is needed in order to take care of the circumstance. Hence, simply driving away the birds or maintaining the cleanliness of the area will not do good unless the source of infestation is eliminated.

Local Pest Control Hornsby can help you inspect your place and nearby surroundings. After assessing the degree of infestation, we will help you in removing nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply required treatment to help control the pests. We promise you a high quality work from assessment to our treatment plan and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The safety of your pets is a top priority for us. We can assure you that the active constituent that they might come into contact with, either when it’s still wet or by inhaling or ingesting, is minute.

Can the spray cause any problems to humans?

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

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

This will only be of concern if the spray areas are still wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and plenty of water as quickly as you can. In a short amount of time, the water carrier tap water has gone out of the water and won’t cause any harm to you when you come in contact with the region.

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