Red mites in my hair!

[Kiki]

Martin's PERMETHRIN spray

• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018
• 6
• flies lice mites permethrin

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• Kiki
• Mar 22, 2018

 

[Tavs]

Brilliant. I'm still finding them on the birds despite DE. Gonna nuke the place and will do as you say with permethrin. The lovely bird I lost was sitting on eggs. When I came back and found her I put the eggs in the incubator just in case even though they were stone cold. Two hatched today. Poor mama. Thanks for all your help. Does DE work at all?

 

[aart]

Anyone got good brand recommendations for the UK? Can't get access to these specific brands so trying others.

Try asking in this UK chat thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/uk-member-please-say-hi.655508/

 

[aart]

OK I will do the test and report back!

Take pics all along the way.

 

[grayjay11o]

Try using what you would for lice, it might work.

 

[Tavs]

Gonna try a scabies shampoo. Info on the web is confusing. Most say red mites don't live on humans but some say they can infest your house and bedding eeeeew.

 

[Tavs]

Anyone got good brand recommendations for the UK? Can't get access to these specific brands so trying others.

 

[Kiki]

Yes - I can get an Ant killer dust, which is 0.5% permethrin

I have used this on my birds in the past despite it not being licenced for poultry in the uk. It's just so messy and I'd need a lot to treat my coops...

More active UK thread here ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/uk-member-please-say-hi.655508/

For red mite I use this in the Coop ~ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Net-Tex-Total-Liquid-Concentrate/dp/B003L6I7GO

Change bedding and spray at least every 3 days to kill any eggs that have hatched. As red mite don’t actually live on the birds and only come out to feed on them on a night I tend to concentrate on my coops more. But I do apply pigeon drops to my birds intermittently (it’s not licensed for poultry but a vet friend of mine says it’s ok) ~ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Animal-Harkers-Harka-mectin-5ml/dp/B00189JPOO

I too have never been able to find a permethrin spray to actually put on the birds as I believe here in the UK it’s not permitted by the government bodies etc. All permethrin products here state do not apply directly. But I tend to think they can get the powder version on their legs etc from the bedding so how can it be so different??

 

[Tavs]

Excellent thank you. I've ordered some stuff for a battle this weekend. I am going to win! I found one on me in bed last night and 2 bites from the night before! Gonna fumigate.

 

[aart]

Does it discourage them once you get them under control, or maybe work if the mites are actually immersed in it? or is it just a con?

I don't believe so.
You could test that, get some live mites in a small jar, add tiny pinch of DE, see if it kills them.