Too small to see individually, which is why mites are usually identified by the symptoms they cause rather than by sight.
Dust mites live in mattresses and soft furnishings and feed on shed skin, needing humidity rather than dirt. Bird mites are different: they live in a nest and only come indoors in numbers once the chicks fledge and their actual host leaves.
Dust mite droppings are one of the most common indoor asthma and rhinitis triggers. Bird mites bite people when their host has gone, causing persistent itching that keeps returning until the nest itself is dealt with.
For bird mites the nest and its material must be removed and the entry point proofed, otherwise treatment only buys a few weeks. For dust mites we treat and sanitise soft furnishings and advise on the humidity and laundry changes that actually keep numbers down.
Practical steps that make a repeat infestation far less likely after treatment.
Wash bedding weekly at a high temperature
Keep indoor humidity moderate; mites need damp air more than they need dirt
Use mattress and pillow encasements in bedrooms where someone has allergies
Remove bird nests from ledges and AC platforms before the chicks fledge, not after
The things people ask us most before booking this treatment.
Possibly. Bird mites bite people once their actual host leaves the nest, and they're under half a millimetre — visible only as moving dust. If a bird nest has recently appeared or emptied nearby, that's the first place we look.
Their droppings are one of the most common indoor triggers for asthma and rhinitis. They need humidity rather than dirt, which is why a spotless bedroom can still set someone off at night.
With bird mites, because the nest is still there. Treatment inside the property buys a few weeks; the nest and its material have to be removed and the entry proofed, or the next batch simply follows the same route in.
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