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    Red mites in my hair!

    Permethrin is also a waste of time. Nothing kills these things. Been battling for a year now. Even spent 4k on heat treating our house, still have mites. So sorry
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    He confirmed D. Gallinae along with our county pest control. Unfortunately there is a lot of mis information online. D. Galinae can live and reproduce on humans, dogs, cats and other mammals. We have seen this first hand. We live in the SF Bay Area in California.
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    They originated from our chickens which I guess came from wild birds or rodents. I hope the treatment works too;)
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    Unfortunately our vet confirmed that red mites can reproduce on humans and our pets. Our Chickens are gone and the coop sits empty. We’re heat treating our home and vehicles this weekend through a professional company. It is almost $4000 dollars and I’m worried we will just re infest ourselves...
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    We are having a heat treatment company out this weekend to heat our home, vehicles and garage up to 150 degrees for 8 hours. It is almost $4000 dollars. My beloved chickens are all gone and after this nightmare will never have them again. I’m doubtful this expensive treatment will work as I feel...
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    Yes. Vet confirmed D.Gallinae, the red poultry mite. They can reproduce and survive off humans,dogs and other mammals. Their life span without a host is 9 months. The internet is very confusing when it comes to this mite. Nothing works to kill them because they have developed resistance to...
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    Thank you. I use sand in the run and pine shavings in the coop. I have deep cleaned both over and over for 8 months. I’ve used elector psp and my husband used his blow torch plus the previously mentioned products. I’m so frustrated. We temporarily took our chickens to a friends separate run/coop...
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    How to get rid of red mites?!

    Nothing worked to kill these bastards. Thousands of dollars spent trying to save my chickens. My dog, cats and family all suffer from these mites and everyone thinks we’re crazy, Wish I had an answer for you but nothing kills D.Gallinae aka the red poultry mite. We’ve tried a blow torch...
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    Exzolt question!

    Permethrin and Elector PSP doesn’t work on D. Gallinae. Nothing does. They’re straight from Hell and impossible to get rid of.
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    Solution to Mites

    I finally rehomed my chickens to get our infestation of D. Gallinae under control. D. Gallinae has ruined our lives. I’ve done everything that birdmites.org has suggested list for months and our home, vehicles, dog and two cats still suffer. We even did the ozone treatment for 36 hours and still...
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    Northern Red Mite Issue. Nothing works

    Wonderful feeling!
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    Northern Red Mite Issue. Nothing works

    The coop is completely dark with black out curtains on the windows that I wash every few days. I like the moat idea! Thank you, that sounds perfect!
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    Northern Red Mite Issue. Nothing works

    I have put them up every night and they keep jumping down:/
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    Northern Red Mite Issue. Nothing works

    Hummm, I have the red mite, D. Gallinae confirmed by our vet. I spend hours crushing the little red bastards. They have ruined my life and chicken keeping experience. My husband and adults kids have told me to stop and give in. I feel so responsible for these loving chicken lives and want to...
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    Northern Red Mite Issue. Nothing works

    Agreed! I made that mistake too. Not sure if that’s where the mites came from or the rats and mice we have hanging around but I totally agree!
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