[Spadefighter]

Hi, had a mite infestation last week so hosed out the coop before I gave in and burnt it. Hosing it out spread the b$%^ things into the lawn which means they are all over our feet every time we go out. Do I now have to wait 6 months or should I spray the area? Im assuming diluted Poultry Shield will do for them?

[colliebird]

Hi, had a mite infestation last week so hosed out the coop before I gave in and burnt it. Hosing it out spread the b$%^ things into the lawn which means they are all over our feet every time we go out. Do I now have to wait 6 months or should I spray the area? Im assuming diluted Poultry Shield will do for them?

If you've got other animals, deflea them. My dogs have been affected by the
"#*&$~#" mites, do have I, got bite marks everywhere.
 

[Spadefighter]

Done that and new coop seems clear so far, just hundreds in the grass.

[poultrygeist]

I would imagine they'll start to migrate toward the nearest source of food, which may well be your new coop.

Not sure what you can use other than the usual PS or other treatments.

Rob

[woodside farm]

scats do creoSote, not as thick as the original stuff, but just as smelly.
It cost £33 for 25 litres but goes a very long way, buy the dark stuff not the creoCote.
It seems to prevent the mites returning into the pens.

Michelle xx

[chickenlady]

OMG!  i didnt know they would live in the grass! (touches wood) mites i think are the only thing i havent had to deal with, that and the dreaded fox! Im sitting here scratching as i type!  :blink:

Debbie

[kitkat]

I read else where someones garden is infested because of the wood chips she had delivered

[Spadefighter]

New coop isnt as big a problem as it was designed with these devils in mind, The nightmare is that they are getting into the human house on the dog and our feet. Really need to solve this while I still have a wife!! PS spraying tomorrow with diatom chaser I think. 

[mumsy]

I made the same mistake by washing the coop...........I bought Cimetrol from Bowden & knights & sprayed the grass & patio, takes a few days to kill them off (they don't die immediatley) I sprayed a few days later to make sure!!!!! Once sprayed, cover with a taup so no rain washes away.  It won't kill the grass off.  Good Luck

[raeburg]

I took the ruthless way out and sprayed the cop with the flea stuff from the vets for furniture and carpets etc.  Oh boy has it killed the mites, thankfully none of the ones in that house are laying but it was scary to see how many mites there were as I'd only seen a few.

[poultrygeist]

Be careful letting the hens back in. Some treatments can affect their breathing and may remain active for some time.

They're often too powerful for dogs and cats, and birds are much more sensitive.

ROb

[GrannieAnnie]

OMG!  i didnt know they would live in the grass! (touches wood) mites i think are the only thing i havent had to deal with, that and the dreaded fox! Im sitting here scratching as i type!  :blink:

Debbie

Apparently Debz, mites can live without food for 38 weeks, anywhere!!!

And guess where I've spent the afternoon!  Although I keep looking otu for teh little blighters, I found them in my layers house this afternoon when cleaning them out.  Luckily they only seem to have colonized the first bit where the nest boxes and perches are, but the whole house got the treatment.  I didn't get in until 6.30 tonight and poor old Brian had to cook dinner!  But it had to wait until I'd shoved all my clothes in the washing machine and had a shower!! yucky things!!!!

[colliebird]

Be careful letting the hens back in. Some treatments can affect their breathing and may remain active for some time.

They're often too powerful for dogs and cats, and birds are much more sensitive.

ROb

When I first saw the clusters of thousands of mites on the perch in the coop, I saturated the perch with the only product I had in the house which was wasp and fly spray, and it worked!!  The coop was well ventilated and it had several hours to air, but the smell hung around even until the following morning.
I bought a big bottle of Strikeback spray and half a dozen foggers.  I'll be fogging my house first, then if there's any foggers over, I'll re-do the coop.

My dogs are done with Frontline or Advantage.  I just keep on showering and washing my hair

[raeburg]

It's the advantage stuff from the vets.  I kept the birds out for a few hours after I'd treated it.  From the numbers of mites that died I think the risk of the spray outweighs the risk of the birds being eaten alive.  I have been treating with louse powder, diatom and cleaning with Poultry Shield but it hasn't shifted them.

[woodside farm]

The mites this year seem like a different strain, I have never known them like it, we tried all different treatment, but the only thing we have found to stop them is the Creosote from Scats, for what it costs it is a lot cheaper than all of the other treatments.

Michelle xx