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New York Exterminating provides bird mite and rat mite identification and treatment across NYC for apartments, brownstones, co-ops, and commercial buildings. If you are being bitten by something you cannot see, or you have already been told there is nothing there, here is the most important thing to understand:
Mite problems are solved by identification, not guesswork. Bird mites and rat mites are nearly microscopic, are constantly mistaken for bed bugs, scabies, or fibers, and cannot be resolved by spraying a room. They come from a nearby bird or rodent nest, and until that source is found and removed, the biting continues.
New York Exterminating is led by an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE), credentialed by the Entomological Society of America and licensed in structural and food-establishment pest control. Your sample is examined and identified by a qualified entomologist, not guessed at, the single most important step most exterminators skip.
Send us a photo or a sample and we will identify it. Call +1 (347) 210-4646 or request service online. Open 24/7. Se habla español.
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Yes. Our ACE-certified entomologist collects and examines samples under magnification to confirm exactly what is biting you, or to rule out an infestation entirely.
No. Without removing the bird or rodent nest feeding the mites, treatment is temporary. We address the source and the structure.
Send a photo or sample now and we will respond quickly. Same-day attention is available for active situations.
The reason these cases drag on for months is misidentification. Here is how the real possibilities differ, and why only one of them is solved by an exterminator:
The only way to know which one you have is identification under magnification. That is the first thing we do, and it determines everything that follows.
NYC is almost designed to produce these cases. Pigeons, sparrows, and starlings nest on window air-conditioners, ledges, vents, and rooflines across the city, and rodents nest inside the walls of older attached homes and apartment buildings. When a host leaves or dies, the mites move indoors. Meanwhile the bites do not look like a textbook insect bite, and a generalist exterminator who cannot identify the mite often declares the apartment clean, while the pigeon nest on the AC unit or the rodent nest in the wall void goes untouched. Correct identification by a trained entomologist breaks that cycle.
From nests of pigeons, sparrows, and starlings on ledges, windowsills, AC units, vents, and rooflines. When nestlings leave or a bird dies, large numbers migrate indoors seeking a host, producing a crawling or biting sensation worse near the nest wall.
From rodent nests inside walls, ceilings, and voids. A rodent problem you never fully resolved can leave mites behind that turn to people for a blood meal. Because the fix is structural, this is squarely within our structural pest license.
We start with what almost no one else does, actually identifying the organism. We collect samples and examine them under magnification to confirm the species, or to determine that no infestation is present.
We locate the host nest, bird or rodent, on the exterior, in voids, at AC units, vents, and rooflines, and assess how mites are entering the living space.
We remove or exclude the nest source and treat the affected areas with targeted methods, eliminating the supply of mites at its origin.
We seal entry points and return to confirm activity has stopped, because lasting relief depends on the host being gone for good.
Not every invisible-biting case is an active infestation. As a certified entomologist, our responsibility is an accurate answer, confirming a real mite problem and solving it, or honestly ruling one out and pointing you toward the right next step. We will never sell you repeat treatments for a pest that is not there.
CDC: Rodents & Health · EPA: Identify Your Pest Problem
Almost always a bird nest on the building, pigeons, sparrows, or starlings nesting on a window air-conditioner, a ledge, a vent, or the roofline. When the young birds leave or a bird dies, thousands of mites migrate inward through the wall, window frame, or AC unit looking for a host. In NYC, the window-AC pigeon nest is the classic source we trace.
Possibly, and this is exactly the situation we are built for. Bird and rat mites are nearly microscopic, intermittent, and not something a clinician is trained to identify. A medical exam ruling out a skin condition does not rule out an environmental mite. We examine a sample under magnification to give you an objective answer either way.
Not effectively. Surface treatment without removing the bird or rodent nest fueling the mites gives only short-term relief. The nest is the engine; until it is removed and the entry sealed, new mites keep arriving. Finding the source is the core of the job.
They can move along the path the host created, between units that share a wall, a riser, or a roofline nest, which is why we look at the structure, not just your room. In multi-unit buildings we identify the structural source and, where needed, flag it for management so it is resolved at the root.
Once the nest source is removed and the affected areas are treated, the biting typically stops within days to a couple of weeks as the stranded mites die off. The variable is access to the nest, not the treatment itself.
It depends on locating and removing the nest source, the structural access involved, and the affected areas. We inspect, confirm the species under magnification, and provide a clear quote before any work begins.
New York Exterminating, Inc.
1115 E 13th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230
ACE-Certified · Licensed in Structural & Food-Establishment Pest Control · Since 2010
If something is biting you and no one can tell you what, start with identification. That is what an entomologist is for.
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