I tried putting it all around the house, but my husband got in anyway.
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I tried putting it all around the house, but my husband got in anyway.
I’ve never used it for red mites, but I’ve had some success using it against fleas, flea beetles(garden), and aphids. Perhaps my flock has not had mites because I use it? Maybe I’ve just been lucky this far? Who knows...
The problem is, as I understand it, it doesn’t work well for pest control once wet... any time we got rain I would reapply any outdoor applications... so I wouldn’t think it would work as a dewormer.
I’d be curious about how much would need to be inhaled to cause the lung damage that some people state, or if that’s just speculative... you would have to inhale with a lot of force for a substantial amount of particles to make it to your lungs, not getting stuck and saturated in respiratory tracts... coming out through mucous membrane function(sneezes, snot, etc).
FOOD GRADE is certainly essential.... seems like most people know that, but for those who don’t...
No amount of cleanliness will keep parasites away IF they are an issue in YOUR location. Could be a combination of many factorsI’ve never used it and I’ve never needed it no mites or parasites. I just keep things clean I suppose. Or I’ve gotten lucky. Or both? I use pine bark chips as run bedding.
Mosquitoes are a prime vector for things like fowl pox and worse! Not just a nuisance their bites are so itchy, they can literally raise one's blood pressure. I use permethrin (horse fly spray) affordably, effectively, and safely.. originally to keep mosquitoes off my goats but discovered it's usefulness against most external chicken parasite attacks/infestations and no egg withdrawal required. Not safe on cats. Can you please share how it helps or how you use it against mosquitoes specifically. I already have lots of things I do to try and keep populations down. Though I don't anticipate changing my mind.. I still enjoy learning the ins and out of how things are working. Plus someone else might benefit from the information.I mainly use the lime and DE to try to control flies and mosquitoes!
Food grade DE is for the most part amorphous silica and contains only a very small, trace amount of crystalline silica. It's the crystalline form that is the most dangerous. Inhaling anything over a long period of time isn't good for your lungs and people can even become sick from frequent exposure to the dander and droppings from birds (Bird Fanciers Lung or Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis). The truth is no one knows the longterm risks associated with it so it's just something to keep in mind. In livestock feed it cannot exceed 2% of the total diet as it is used as an anti-caking agent and pelleting agent, but there are no guidelines as to the environmental dosage (and it is not officially approved for this use) because the risks are unknown.
Mites are brought in by wild birds or rats. So if those animals do not have access to your coop then you shouldn't be bothered by them. I had chickens for years before suddenly having an outbreak due to rats chewing through a large piece of wood to access our run and coop. We have moved and now our chickens can free range, but we were visited by some rats recently (that have now been dispatched) but I am again battling the horrid critters, and in my country there is so little available to kill them. I can't even get permethrin concentrate - all the formulas here have other things added.