Egg withdrawal period for mite treatment

[Folly's place]

x2! Permethrin is effective and approved for use in the USA. It's also cheap and available in farm stores everywhere. Mary

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Did you know that the Northern Fowl Mite is showing resistance to the active ingredient in Sevin?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@Ol Grey Mare , where you been hiding?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This insecticide slash repellent is extremely safe to use on warm blooded animals, but use it, store it, and dispose of it in an approved manner because it is deadly to invertebrates and cold blooded animals like fish.

Not safe for all warm blooded animals me thinks... Probably a good idea to keep it away from cats?

-Kathy

 

[Folly's place]

So true, cats are very sensitive to permethrin/ pyrethrins. Not good for them in amounts that other species can handle. Mary

 

[wytecap]

You are correct in reading the label for the Elector - but you miss the directions that say to dilute it ... So - actually - the Monterey Spray could stand to be diluted as well !!

• Dilute 3 fl. oz. of product in 10 gallons of water. Spinosad concentration in the dilution: ~1035 ppm** = mg/L, equivalent to 0.1% Active Ingredient.

This one looks like its 0.5%


This is closer to 44.2%


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

You are correct in reading the label for the Elector - but you miss the directions that say to dilute it ... So - actually - the Monterey Spray could stand to be diluted as well !!

• Dilute 3 fl. oz. of product in 10 gallons of water. Spinosad concentration in the dilution: ~1035 ppm** = mg/L, equivalent to 0.1% Active Ingredient.

Elector (44.2% spinosad) is 3 ounces per 10 gallons, or ~8.9 ml per gallon.

If you're going to use the 0.5% concentrate it's 757 ml concentrate to 3028 ml of water.

 

[casportpony]

@wytecap ,

I had to go re-read the thread, and this post is where I posted indo that has the mixing instructions for Elector: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...iod-for-mite-treatment.1125649/#post-17494457

Let me thank you for taking the time to do the math and coming up with this:

Dilute 3 fl. oz. of product in 10 gallons of water. Spinosad concentration in the dilution: ~1035 ppm** = mg/L, equivalent to 0.1% Active Ingredient.

Not many people can do that. Thanks a bunch!

Again, welcome to BYC!

 

[wytecap]

Elector (44.2% spinosad) is 3 ounces per 10 gallons, or ~8.9 ml per gallon.

If you're going to use the 0.5% concentrate it's 757 ml concentrate to 3028 ml of water.

I don't understand your math. The amount (1% concentration) is Directly from the Elector label according to their mixing directions.

 

[wytecap]

I also wanted to add that for those who have been using Frontline/Fipronil for Any pest - DON'T !! Read the recall that occurred in Europe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Fipronil_eggs_contamination