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HeatherTheMommy
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Life cycle for northern fowl mites is 5-7 days. I'm saying if I still see mites tomorrow do I spray again?
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No. That is the point of residual. I'm sorry, I don't have the directions. But treating more often than recommended will NOT give you better results. It will just subject your birds to excess chemicals and thus NOT be in accordance with the directions. Even though the life cycle the the NFM is 5-7 days, the residual should still be working for the permethrin. But the label I have has different lengths of time for re-treatment depending on the pest you are treating which is not because of it's life cycle but because of the effectiveness of the chemical on that species specifically. Some are 14 days while others is 21. So please see if it tells you on your label how often you should retreat for NFM.Life cycle for northern fowl mites is 5-7 days. I'm saying if I still see mites tomorrow do I spray again?
So sorry for your loss.I breed my silkies and ayams. My main flock is my egg flock. I did recently sell 5 hens and a dog killed 10 birds in July but I still have quite a few
Ivermectin does NOT need to be on the head. It is a systemic drug that is absorbed into the blood stream and distributed throughout the whole body. But the Permethrin probably still needs to be applied to the head since that seems to be where they are thriving.I did clean the coops but I didn't get the ivermectin on the heads. I probably should have. I'm feeling so down and frustrated. I'm debating selling some stuff to hire someone to help me