Sydney Pest Control
Best Pest Control is Australia's biggest pest control company with locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane call Best Pest today and eliminate your unwanted house guests.
Ph 1800 013 911
Best Pest Control was started in 1981 as a part time hobby for Bruce Gow. Bruce started out as a policeman with an old utility and basic spraying equipment. As his business grew, he added more equipment and upgraded his vehicle.
Now Best Pest Control is one of Australia's biggest pest control companies, if you have pest problems we can have them GONE guaranteed.
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Bird Control & Pest Bird Lice/Mites |
Bird Proofing
The purpose of bird
proofing is to make roosting and nesting sites inaccessible to pest birds. They
can gain entry in a number of places in a building such as:
- under roof tiles
- in valleys (the meeting point of two section of roof and used as a drain
into the gutter)
- under broken ridge-capping (cement "cap" which goes over the tile edges)
- drain pipe holes
- chimneys
- vents
or any other gaps which birds can squeeze into. This gap can be as small as a
hole where you barely insert three fingers!
CONTROL: The methods
that may be used include bird wire, netting, pop riveting tin or aluminium
plats, Avistrand (wire strung at a height just above roosting sites) and Bird-ex
strips (plastic strips of one metre long and two centimetres wide with
triangular points, usually glued to landing surfaces).
Bird Lice/Mites
Bird lice, or more correctly, mites
are commonly associated with the Pigeon, Sparrow and Starling. They are a
blood-sucking parasite of these pest birds and become a problem with people when
they are unable to get food, once they are separated from their host. The three
most common mites (Order Acarina) are the Starling mite, the Tropical Fowl mite
and the Red Poultry mite. They are 0.5mm to 1mm in length and a greyish/yellow
colour except after a feed when they turn red.
The pest birds build
nests typically in eaves, bringing with them the mites. When they leave their
nests permanently, get trapped in the wall cavities or die, the mites leave the
nest in search of a new host. Their route of travel is usually down wall
cavities and through ventilators into bedrooms. They attack humans leaving an
itchy rash when can become a secondary infection after scratching. They can only
survive two to three weeks without a feed from their usual host.
CONTROL: Bird mites are controlled by dusting the nesting and
roof void with Permethrin insecticidal dust. Wall cavities can also be dusted
through the vents inside bedrooms. (Care must be taken not to apply too much
dust into the gauze as it can shoot back inside the room.) The best method is to
use a cockroach puffer directly against the gauze and puff lightly, making sure
that this wire gauze is not dislodged. Remove as much nesting as is accessible
and dust again. The interior may be gassed or misted with Pyrethrins. When
misting it is important not to aim towards food preparation areas, electrical
equipment or mirrors (they collect insecticide readily and fog up). Bird mites
can also be blown in from open windows, so bird repellent gel or similar may
need to be applied. No warranty is ever given on bird mite jobs unless proofing
is also done by our company to stop more pest birds carrying mites entering the
structure. The client must be made aware that it may take two or three days for
all mites to contact the insecticide, even after proofing.
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Testimonials
"I have always found your service effective & efficient and have had no sign of pests for ensuing year. Keep up the good work."
Mrs Pat Baker - Carlingford "Very helpful as we actually had a bit of a hiccup and the technician came back the next day without a problem. I was impressed to receive the reminder in the mail, keep up the good service."
Claudine O?Keefe - Quakers Hill "We have always been satisfied with every aspect of the service."
B & J Dewberry - Guilford West "A very pleasant and helpful operator, I will recommend you gladly."
Carole Turner - Oatley "Very pleasing service, will continue to do business with your firm."
Kathleen Florence - Blacktown "Very professional response to the booking, made us feel that the experience in the job was paramount. We are happy to recommend you."
T M & J W Pollett - West Pymble
"Your service continues to be good after 3 yrs as a customer."
Mr D Gibson - Cherrybrook
"The best operator I've had for the past few years."
Kim-sim Teh - West Pennant Hills
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