Can mites live off people/ infest their house??

[cmom]

If you use Permethrin there is no egg withdrawal period. I would spray inside the coop every nook and cranny once a week for a month. It will kill them as they hatch out.
Here is a mixture chart by another BYC member.

 

[DonnaDew1]

My hens and I have been battling northern fowl mites ( the ones that live on the hens 24/7) for three weeks now and I had someone tell me to be really careful not to let the mites get in your house or they can live off me! If anyone could tell me if this is true?

It is true that they can get on people and bite them. I have been having troubles with bites. I have done everything I can to clear the mites from my chickens and got some of them on me. They itch and spread on me. Three days now. It's terrible. Worse than chiggers. I washed my bedding, etc. So far I don't think in house. No one else or my dogs have been bitten. Be careful. Permethin kills them.

 

[cmom]

Many years ago, I had a severe mite infestation in my coops. I sprayed Permethrin once a week for a month. I cleaned the coops prior to treatments. No more mites and a bonus, no more flies.