[Brambles]

I have had the dreaded mite over the weekend   I was DESPERATE as was feeling very under the weather, and there they were suddenly.  I could not believe that there were so many!  I moved my girls into temporary accommodation after well coating with red mite powder, then I scrubbed everything with JEYES, still they were running around!  In desperation I painted the whole of the outside with creocote as I had some in the shed and the little blighters ran outside onto the wet coating.  I just painted over them... they did not survive   I did not paint the inside... I have ordered some poultry shield (cannot get any locally) and will do the house with that.
QUESTION PLEASE;  can anyone please tell me how long I should leave the house before letting my girls back in???  I painted on Saturday but there is still quite a strong smell of creocote

[Roughlee Handled]

CREOCOTE smells it was always the case when I USED it.  I do not use it any more because it has been banned for personnel use because of its carcinogenic properties.
In the future try Milbenex.
http://www.schopf-hygiene.com/en/schopf-hygiene-neubeuern/produkte/schaedlingsbekaempfung/kriechendes-ungeziefer/milbenex.html
you can purchase it fromhttp://www.bowdenandknights.com

Milbenex is licensed for use with poultry and there is a residual effect i.e. if a new red mite comes in to contact with the treated area it will be killed by Milbenex.

[Foxy]

I have been using Milbenex for about 3 years now, and never had a red mite problem where I have used it. Just sprayed a shed today and not one crawled out! sorted!!!

[Aunt Sally]

You've got in a mix there Ruff.

Brambles said they were using Creocote not Creosote.

Creocote is a wood treatment for fences etc. and anyone can use it.

http://www.decoratingwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue.php?productid=412

I don't know that it would have much effect on red mite though.

[Roughlee Handled]

Please read disclaimer.

[Aunt Sally]

Please read disclaimer.

Pardon 

[Roughlee Handled]

Pardon 

Stuart

Disclaimer
Dont worry I am just paranoid chuck.

If I get the wrong end of the stick its because I have speed read. Honest.

Doing my best to lower the tone.

Find the answer to your questions easily by using the search facility.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?acti

 

[Aunt Sally]

  

[Roughlee Handled]

But please try Milbenex.
http://www.schopf-hygiene.com/en/schopf-hygiene-neubeuern/produkte/schaedlingsbekaempfung/kriechendes-ungeziefer/milbenex.html
you can purchase it fromhttp://www.bowdenandknights.com

Milbenex is licensed for use with poultry and there is a residual effect i.e. if a new red mite comes in to contact with the treated area it will be killed by Milbenex.

Though would no work for you Auntie as you have a plastic egg toilet.

[Aunt Sally]

Cheeky boy

I just give the eglu a five minute jet wash once a month - job done 

[Roughlee Handled]

Did not think you would use toilet duck as its for ducks not chickens. 

[Aunt Sally]

Ducklu 

[Roughlee Handled]

Er please to not use toilet duck on you plastic duck toilet folks, it was meant in jest. 

[Aunt Sally]

Back on topic:

Milbenex for wooden poultry houses - discuss

[Roughlee Handled]

It has a residue effect, therefore stays on/in the wood and kills any red spider mite moving into mite free coops.