Bird feeders don't just attract your feathered friends - they're also pretty popular with rats. Fortunately, one essential oil will keep those rodents at bay.

The northern fowl mite spends virtually its entire life on its bird host. Mites that fall off their host can survive only for about a week to 10 days.

FLOCKDOWN! We’re facing a seagull apocalypse as lockdown cripples pest control – and nest-loving bird mites could even invade homes Paul Blackhurst, Technical Academy Head at Rentokil Pest Control ...

To treat for the mites, you should fog your bedroom and any other room you suspect they may be. To fog, utilize 1 quart Greenbug for People for up to 1,200 square feet.

The mites on her deck, in her kitchen, and on her and her husband came, she believes, from the nest of a phoebe. The bird was using a nesting platform attached to the understructure of their deck.

Mites occur in very specific habitats such as bird and rodent nests, so getting rid of them will eliminate the mites. Also making sure the house is free of dust may be a remedy.

Last week, a bird, a nest, and bird mites were discovered there. The bird and nest were removed, and the mites were treated by pest control experts.

While the mites cannot survive long on humans and eventually drop off, their bites feel like pinpricks, and being infested with tiny blood-sucking arachnids is enough to scare the hell out of anyone.