Anybody ever have any issues with bird mites? I moved into my house about a month and a half ago, and while I don't know of any issues with them, one of my coworkers just got me all paranoid about it. Apparently her parents had an issue with them, and it looked like dust on the window sill and in reality was really the mites, which proceed to get into EVERYTHING in the home. There was also an episode of a TV show called "Infested" about them, which of course shows an absolute worst case scenario. Basically they infest everything and can make life a living hell. Lots of info here: http://birdmites.org/
I've seen 1 active pidgeons nest on the beam above my deck, 1 under the deck near the walkout, and 1 on a small tree 2ft from the front of the house. Initially I liked the thought of the birds being there, but after hearing and reading a little about bird mites I'm paranoid. Just curious if anybody has actually had issues before, or if I'm just getting worried over nothing.
Sounds like it's illegal to move an active nest due to some bird treaty act of 1918 so as far as you all know, I'll just leave them alone and hope I don't get screwed with mites.:sonicjay: Just hoping to hear a lot of "WTF? Never heard of it" claims and less "Yeah they're horrible and drove me out of my house" stories!!
Sounds like it's illegal to move an active nest due to some bird treaty act of 1918 so as far as you all know, I'll just leave them alone and hope I don't get screwed with mites.:sonicjay:
unless you think the birds will file suit or call the DNR, move the damn nests (and remind yourself where you are in the food chain). eliminate the problem now and you won't have bird poop all over your deck furniture or dropping on your table when you take a meal outside.
are the mites out side for the time being?
if so put out a dust bath. they need diatomacious earth in a pan or what ever keep it from getting wet. it kills the bugs that live on them without hurting the birds. they dust their feather to knock off mites. most likely you have dirt patches around the yard they dust in. remove them or cover them up. spray triasacide on the ground to wipe out the bugs down there. I have even washed trees and shrubs with it. if they are on the outside of the house wash it down with the triasacide to prevent any further infestation.
the diatomacious earth is available at most farm supplies at 100% and the TSC folks have it mixed with calcium (35%) for treating animal feed.
I don't have a bird mite issue that I'm aware of....Up till this afternoon I had never even heard of them. I'm just trying to find out how common of a problem it is and how concerned I should be. 2 of the 3 nests appear to be abandoned and mysteriously relocated themselves into trees much further from the house. The nest on the beam above the deck has babies in it and won't mysteriously relocate till they're mobile in a couple weeks.
My sister had issues with bat bugs in their house last year till we played bat skeet shoot every night at 9:30 for a week taking care of the bats that made a home in the attic. Went through a bunch of 410 rounds.:sonicjay:
I had them come into the house when a bird nested in an old a/c wall unit. I ended calling in an exterminator, but he said they would most likely have died inside after not too long as there was no food source. But it was freaky and nasty, like mobile white dust crawling all over the wall and nearby furniture. Get rid of those birds, just to be safe.
Had bird mites in Auburn Hills several years ago. Get rid of them fast. Nest, birds, and mites. Nasty little things that I was emptying by the handful!!!
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