Mite infestation in coop?

[casportpony]

Permethrin 2... I'm not sure what that is. Can you take a picture of it?

It's this I think:

 

[colette peters]

Wow, great picture of red mites! Kill those nasty little blood sucking bugs!

I’m on it

 

[casportpony]

These are all of the products I could find:



Best value is the 36.8% stuff, which is what I use. It's almost 4 times as concentrated, which means you use much less.


Tractor Supply sells this:

 

[colette peters]

It's this I think:
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probably right
Thank you
But did locate all my products and looking forward to killing them.
I have on hand the poultry dust and will dust them in that to help them with the itching until Wednesday when I can spray out the coop with permethrin 10
I’ll will post an update

 

[casportpony]

probably right
Thank you
But did locate all my products and looking forward to killing them.
I have on hand the poultry dust and will dust them in that to help them with the itching until Wednesday when I can spray out the coop with permethrin 10
I’ll will post an update

Glad you have the dust, that will kill them too.

 

[colette peters]

@Texas Kiki @sylviethecochin @cmom @casportpony
I do have a TSC store and they did have all my requests. Thank you for the suggestion.
Going tonight to get them. And will tackle the job tomorrow am. As I’m at work and can’t attend to the problem today. But will do the poultry dust tonight to help my girls

 

[Kiki]

Good deal!

 

[cmom]

I have never used permectrin, but did get rid of my pests with the permethrin. I know it also works good on flies. I have poop pits under the roosts in the coops that I rake out. It does attract flies, but since the permethrin treatments, I have noticed way less flies in the coops. I'm going to spray if only to keep the flies away. If you use the permectrin, please post your thoughts on it. Good luck...

 

[colette peters]

@Texas Kiki I sprayed it all down with permethrin 10/water about 1 gallon of it inside and out.
It’s very saturated in there.
Assuming I should wait for it to dry out a bit?
When I need to apply again in 7 days do I need to remove all bedding again and do it all over?
Thanks

 

[cmom]

I'm not @Texas Kiki but yes, let it dry. I spray weekly for awhile because the spray does not kill any pest eggs so the coop will need to be treated weekly while the pest eggs hatch. Wild birds can introduce lice and mites.