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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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[–] • 0 pt (edited )

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

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

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!

[–] • 1 pt

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).