Bird Lice Control
Canterbury

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

Have you ever experienced unexpected itches and snacks at your house or at someone’s residence and not knowing what is occurring? You may be bitten by bird lice.

Bird lice (or bird mite) shouldn’t 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 induces stressful itch. It is viable that your property and surroundings could have bird lice infestation whilst birds out are roosting close by.

Here are some quick facts 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.
• When they creep on light colored surfaces, they are best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days but they are capable of rapid reproduction to infest a host.
• These pests’ diet is pure blood and that they feed on birds such as pigeons, starlings, sparrows and fowl.
• They can easily make a whole poultry sick most especially young and old 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 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 build their hot and comfortable houses on your rooftop, window sills and even within an air conditioning unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites love moist or humid conditions and they are extremely lively during the spring and summer seasons and are normally seen in birds that nest near houses or surrounding areas.

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

Bird mites can be connected with human beings when birds leave their nests and these pests are left with no host to feed on.

Spotting Bird Lice Infestation

As mentioned earlier, bird lice infestation is quite critical and requires proper identification. Since this pest is nearly 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 existence 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 move to other areas.

To spot the infestation, assess for nestings around:

• Roof and in stacks
• Roof spaces
• Wall cavities
• Basements
• Window ledges
• Porches

Another thing you can do though is to prevent birds from building nests in your property. Block openings by putting up high fences, seal and repair roof cavities and other entry points which 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 dispersing in your property simply by driving away birds, removing nests, cleaning cages or even disinfecting the area. You need the help of professional pest control services in order 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 licensed pest professionals. You cannot just simply drive the birds away or remove the nest yourself. However, you can 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 are here to help you in your pest management needs. We evaluate site and the degree of infestation and after on produce tailored-fit recommendations. We guarantee high quality work from evaluation to our treatment strategy and implementation processes. If you are imagining an infestation in your region, give us a ring and we assist you out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are my pets at home affected by the treatments you apply?

The safety of your pets is very important to us. You may rest assured that the constituents active they might come into contact with, either when it is still wet or by inhaling or ingesting, is minute.

Can the spray cause any harm to humans?

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

What do I do if I accidently touch any of the areas that have been sprayed?

This will only be a concern if the sprayed areas are still damp. If this happens, wash with soap and lots of water as fast as you possibly can. After a relatively short period duration, your carrier, tap water will have gone out of the water and won’t be harmful to you in any way when you come in contact with the area.

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