So there is a wasp nest outside of my porch, and we've sprayed it a few times, but they just rebuild it. The other day, a wasp ended up inside - where me and Sadie were. I immediately put her in the other room to deal with it, but once another got into my porch the next day, I decided to try to find out what would happen if Sadie got stung by researching. I found that a wasp sting CAN kill a bird. No more porch time for Sadie until we get it cleared up.
I also decided to look up mosquitoes as I live in swamp lands and there are plenty, we have to worry about encephalitis and everything else transmitted by them. There have been local reports of encephalitis, so it's been on my mind. What I've found with birds & mosquitoes is just that we have to fear what we fear for ourselves - transmission of disease. It's good to know the bite itself won't hurt her, it's the chance that the mosquito is carrying something.
Thankfully though, birds have feathers that are hard to get under for a sting.
Anyone else know of any insects/flies that we should worry about?