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The infestation was worse than I thought, there were 10s of thousands of these little niggers in every nook and cranny, in some areas looking like a teeming red paste.

Had to amend my plan from here https://poal.co/s/AskPoal/774347 by some extra steps:

  • After pressure washing, be coverered in mites and mite excrement
  • Burn all your clothes
  • Take a long bath in equal parts holy water and sulfuric acid

The "good" bug killer is not being sold anymore, so I had to use the "natural" stuff. Let's see how it works out.

I still feel itchy, even after a shower and a change of clothes.

The infestation was worse than I thought, there were 10s of thousands of these little niggers in every nook and cranny, in some areas looking like a teeming red paste. Had to amend my plan from here https://poal.co/s/AskPoal/774347 by some extra steps: - After pressure washing, be coverered in mites and mite excrement - Burn all your clothes - Take a long bath in equal parts holy water and sulfuric acid The "good" bug killer is not being sold anymore, so I had to use the "natural" stuff. Let's see how it works out. I still feel itchy, even after a shower and a change of clothes.

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Gnarly, dude. We had bird mites break into our house a few months ago. Nest on the front porch, a package got covered, wife got covered, one year old got covered... I got a hysterical phone call at work.

Neem oil did the trick, took a few applications. But it definitely killed the jerks. I don't know if blood mites are more resilient than bird mites, though...

God speed, my friend.

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Thanks for this. Ordered 1 Liter concentrate, which should give 100 Liters of applicable product. It has soapnut tree extract in it, so it emulgates better with water.

Includes a measuring cup and a sprayer for 25 Euros.

If it works, that's a godsend.

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No problem. It's a bit harsh on the windpipes. I probably should have put on some respiratory protection before running up the ladder and going scorched earth, but I didn't. But it sounds like you're scorched earth is going to be heavier than mine... Would recommend.

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Neem oil arrived and I mixed up a batch. You weren't kidding, that stuff reeks! I read you can put it on chickens, coop and "the environment", whatever that means.

I'll have to trick my wife into applying it somehow.

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Do you use dolomite lime or diatomaceous earth in your coop? Both work wonders for helping to keep mites & fleas away. Be cautious using diatomaceus earth it can cause respiratory problems. Especially since people use it in their chickens dust bath area. I suggest dolomite lime instead for the dust baths (sand, regular yard dirt, potash, and lime)

Hemp bedding is also a natural insect repellent (doesn't work on earwigs).

A combination of neem oil and peppermint oil works good for killing and repelling fleas/mites/mosquitos.

You can make a Rickstick for your coop to help monitor infestations. !

Good luck

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This stuff, I think it's the lime, they don't explicitely say on the site, color is gray like cement or gravel: https://cumbasilmite.de/products/cumbasil-mite-25-kg ! !

They hadn't touched it, then I just mixed a little straw in and after a couple minutes they practically dove in and now won't leave.

I'll try and rig a Rickstick, thanks!

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I'll bet that it's potash, diatomaceous earth, and maybe dolomite lime. Should do the trick.

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

Just saw that they have an English language version of their site, in case you're interested. https://cumbasilmite.de/en/

Translation is okay(ish).