We all support protection of nesting birds, however sometimes birds can nest in places that cause us problems as humans. Large amounts of bird guano is dirty and unpleasant, and bird mite infestation is a common result of nesting birds.
Nesting birds are protected by law in the UK, so they cannot be moved or interfered with until the young birds have fledged and the nest is empty. However, an empty birds nest can still be a source of bird mites, and once the birds have gone, the mites will start looking for a new food source (blood).
Bird mites are tiny, and it is common for birds to nest above windows or in roof spaces. The bird mites will leave the empty nest and start crawling through any gaps they can find in search of food and a new host. There are tiny gaps in ceilings, such as around light fittings, and bird mites will crawl through these and into the room below. You will start noticing tiny mites crawling around the room, and this a sign of bird mite infestation.
Bird mites will also crawl through gaps around windows, and as bedrooms are commonly on the first floor, bird mite infestation is bedrooms is the most common. Bird mite pest control is the best solution, and if you use a good pest control company, they will also remove any empty bird nests for you as well. If the infested nest is left where it is, then then the bird mite infestation will just start again.
Empty bird nests can be removed, and once they are removed bird proofing to stop birds nesting in the same spot is generally a good idea. Bird proofing can be either bird spikes, which stop the birds landing in the same area, or bird netting, which again prevents the birds from landing and making new nests the following spring. Another cause of bird mites can be empty wasps nests, so it is worth getting any empty or dormant wasps nests removed. Once a wasps nest is empty, or dormant, it is usually never inhabited by wasps again, however bird mites will use them, and again, this can be a cause of bird mite infestation.
Birds can nest in the roof, on ledges and also under solar panels. Birds nesting under solar panels can cause damage to the wiring as well, so it is best to remove the nests and have solar panel bird proofing fitted, to stop birds nesting under your solar panels in future. In a line, to stop bird mite infestations, or to stop nesting birds if they are causing you problems, using a pest control company that offers bird proofing is the best solution. They will be able to exterminate bird mites as well as remove nests and install bird proofing to stop future infestations and damage.
