Bird houses and feeders near your home will naturally attract mites into your home.
Bird mites are parasites commonly found on wild birds. The mites are microscopic and are most prevalent in the late spring and summer months, and are most active in humid weather. Bird mites can easily infest a house; they usually take up residency in bathrooms and bedrooms first and then invade the rest of a home. When infesting a human, bird mites will leave red rash-looking marks as well as small bites. There are numerous strategies you can employ to treat a bird mite infestation in your home to stop it before it gets worse.
Instructions
1. Remove bird feeders and bird houses hanging near your home. Remove any vacated bird nests while wearing long pants, gloves and a long-sleeve shirt with tails, placing the nest in a sealed trash bag. Immediately after, wash your clothing to avoid bringing any mites back into the house on your clothing.
2. Spray eaves and windows of your house with a miticide spray. Spraying miticide should help kill any bird mites around the house and prevent new ones from coming in. Trim shrubs or bushes near windows, or tree branches that hang near the home, to remove easy mite pathways to your home.
3. Wash the interior floors, ceilings and walls of your home to kill the mites. Wet a mop or sponge with hot water, then spray it with miticide spray. Scrub the floors, walls and ceiling of your home with the mop or sponge. Reapply the miticide spray to the mop or sponge each time you re-wet it.
4. Dust the carpeting in infested rooms with mite dusting powder. Generously spread the powder around the entire carpet, then vacuum the powder up. Dust and vacuum each carpeted room daily. Vacuum cracks, crevices and furniture with a handheld vacuum daily. Immediately seal vacuum bags and throw them away after each use to avoid letting the mites escape back into your home.
5. Launder your clothing, bedding and drapery frequently to kill mites. Wash the clothing in hot water with laundry soap. Use lint rollers daily to remove any mites that may be on your clothing. Encase your mattress and pillows in zippered vinyl or plastic protectors and wash the protectors with miticide each night before unzipping.
6. Take long, hot showers to remove mites from your body. Scrub your entire body thoroughly with a loofa or exfoliation brush. Give children and pets frequent showers and baths to keep mites off them as well.
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