Bird Lice Control
Inner West

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

Have you experienced sudden itches and bites at your home or at someone’s humble abode and not knowing what is happening? You may be bitten by bird lice.

These tiny creatures are capable of giving their host itch-inducing snacks and they are voracious blood eaters. These pests can be introduced at home when there’s vacated nest nearby or when pets and rodents live within the area. Hence, their presence shouldn’t be taken lightly and eliminating them requires professional help from pest control experts.

Here are a few quick data about these bird lice:

• At below 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are extremely little, however, they can be easily seen with a naked eye.
• When they crawl on light colored surfaces, they are best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They are self-limiting pest that can live at least for 7 days but they are fast breeders and they are capable of jumping from 1 host to another.
• 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 affect poultry very quickly, killing sick, old and young 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 chances of having bird lice or bird mite to get near person is when some birds start to build their nest near a house. Most birds are more likely to build their warm and comfortable nests on your roof , window ledges as well as within an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

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

These small bugs move into living spaces searching for blood meals. They can go into your front room, getting on the dividers, roofs and sneaking in bedding.

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

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

bed bugs, home owners usually seek 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 specialists. However, ponder on this warning do not attempt to remove yourself to prevent risk of bird mite move to other areas.

Listed below are some of the possible places where you can check birds nests that has some possibilities of bird mite infestation:

• Eaves and at chimneys
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• 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 fix roof cavities and other entry points that bird lice can crawl into.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice in 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 will need the help of professional pest control services to be able to assess and come up with a treatment strategy to completely eradicate such situation. The best way to control the infestation of bird lice in your area is to seek the help of pest professionals. You cannot just simply drive the birds away or eliminate the nest yourself. However, you are able to do preventative measures such as cleaning bird cages or disinfecting the area. Having professionals help you out will increase the chance of eradicating the infestation.

Local Pest Control Inner West can help you inspect your place and nearby surroundings. After analysing the degree of infestation, we’ll assist you in eliminating nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply required treatment to help control the pests. We guarantee you a high quality work from evaluation to our treatment plan and implementation procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The security of your pet is a top priority for us. We can assure you that any active component they come in contact with, either when it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion the substance, is very small.

Does the spray pose harm to humans?

The spray we apply is usually employed in public areas such as hospitals and schools and does not cause any harm to human beings.

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

It’s only a concern if the sprayed areas are still damp. If this happens, wash with soap and plenty of water as soon as you can. After a brief period duration, your water carrier tap water has evaporated and won’t be harmful to you in any way when you come in contact with the area.

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