JCaseyHammond
Crowing
Yes but Frontline (fipronil) has consequences to the environment and only use it to save the birds life. These birds survived the California wildfire smoke so generous application of wood ash/DE isn’t going to harm them.
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Possibly available as a garden pesticide in Canada@getaclue
Thanks, I had not recognized that two such similar products were available.
- Difficult to find references regarding which of the two ( Pyrethrin vs Permethrin) kills mites most effectively (I found nothing).
- Information regarding their differences is easy to find and clear.
- Neither is easily available in Canada unless one involves a Vet.
Possibly available as a garden pesticide in Canada
We’re talking about using fipronil on the birds not for commercial uses as seed coatings and broad use pesticides. The studies are all about those sorts of uses not treating a few chickens.Yes but Frontline (fipronil) has consequences to the environment and only use it to save the birds life. These birds survived the California wildfire smoke so generous application of wood ash/DE isn’t going to harm them.
Permethrin may be “approved” but it’s still a carcinogen.From @Folly's place (my emphasis)
"Many products will kill parasites, but are only to be used on non-food animals, not livestock. ALL chickens are livestock, regardless of your intentions for them. Frontline lingers a long time in tissues, and especially eggs, and is not approved for any livestock species in the USA, or in most other countries.
Permethrin is approved, and the spray concentrate is very inexpensive and easy to use. Spinosad is also approved, but is very expensive, and difficult to find.
It's best to do the legal thing and stick with approved and effective products for your chickens!
Mary" https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/frontline-spray-for-mites-lice.1250403/#post-20060857
We’re talking about using fipronil on the birds not for commercial uses as seed coatings and broad use pesticides. The studies are all about those sorts of uses not treating a few chickens.
It’s not banned in the US It’s just not approved for poultry use. You could ask the same question to all the folks that give their chickens antibiotics that aren’t approved when they get sick."...not treating a few chickens."
To paraphase: "It is ok to use a banned product if you only use a bit of it."?