Bird Lice Control
Greenhills Beach

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

Have you ever experienced a sudden itch when you’re enjoying free time outside? 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 are present 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 as well. However, these pests are self-limiting as they can only live for a short time period.

Once they enter into the households, bird lice should not be taken lightly. They are capable of biting and feeding on a human host and inducing annoying itch. Even if you do not have pets, you can still encounter with bird mites from birds that are roosting nearby.

Here are some quick facts about these bird lice:

• At less than 1 mm long, bird mites/lice are very small, but they can be readily seen with a naked eye.
• Best described as walking pepper flakes.
• They have a short life cycle of 7 days but they’re effective at rapid reproduction to infest a host.
• Their diet is purely blood. Though they are mostly found in birds, they could infest other warm-blooded animals such as rodents, dogs and cats.
• They can easily make a whole poultry sick most especially young and old birds.
• They do not transmit illnesses yet their sting can cause secondary infections because of scratching.

The odds of having bird lice or bird mite to get close to person is when some birds start to build their nest near a house. Most birds are likely to build their hot and comfortable nests in your roof top, window ledges and even inside an air conditioner compressor unit.

Where are they found?

Bird mites are often nesting in vacated nest and they like to remain in moist and humid environment.

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

They hop from one host to another and they have higher chances of entering the household when they have the ability to host on rodents and pets. 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 eliminating it. Hence, professional pest control services are the correct people to manage the situation to prevent transfer of mites and risk of bird-related infections. bugs, home owners usually find 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 avoid risk of bird mite transfer to other areas.

To spot a viable infestation, assess for nestings around:

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

Something else you can do however is to prevent birds from making nests in your premises. Seal openings by placing up high fences, seal and fix rooftop pits and other section points which bird lice can creep into.

Controlling Bird Lice

Controlling bird lice on your own can be difficult and upsetting. You cannot easily prevent its dispersing in your property simply by driving away birds, removing nests, cleaning cages or even disinfecting the area. You will need the help of professional pest control services in order to assess and come up with a treatment plan to completely eradicate such situation.

Local Pest Control Cronulla can help you inspect your location and nearby surroundings. After analysing the degree of infestation, we will help you in eliminating nesting materials, sealing entry points and apply needed treatment to help control the pests. We guarantee you a high quality work from evaluation to our treatment program 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 extremely important to us. We can assure you that the active constituent that they come in contact with, whether it’s still wet or inhaling it or ingestion, is minute.

Can the spray cause any human health issues?

The spray we apply is usually employed in public areas like schools and hospitals and causes no ill effects to humans.

What do I do if I accidently touch any of the areas spray?

This is only a concern if the sprayed areas are still wet. If this occurs, clean with soap and lots of water as fast as you are able to. After a relatively short period in time water carrier, tap water will have 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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