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celtbhoy

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Location: monaghan,ireland
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red spider mites

« on: June 09, 2009, 09:29 »

how do you control them, apart from keeping the coop clean is there a veterinary solution?

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too many girls

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Re: red spider mites

« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2009, 09:47 »

do you mean red mite? there are quite a few topics on here regarding them, have a grub about, i haven't had them yet so have no experience of them personally.

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Roughlee Handled

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Location: Roughlee Lancashire
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Re: red spider mites

« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2009, 12:21 »

You could use milbenex.

It is potent stuff. It has a residual effect and will stay in the wood for some time. Or you could use paraffin.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=23506.msg278095#msg278095

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Stuart

Dont worry I am just paranoid duckie.

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

Blar blar blar blar snorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre.

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