Red Mite

[Amir]

I'm looking for a organic product to kill red mite in poultry farm (16000 chickens).

Is there any organic product for Red Mite ? If no, what is the best solution for it ??

 

[R J]

Hemexsan powder (diatomaceous earth) , good product , blow it around the shed and into nest boxes , if its done regularly it will keep red mite numbers under control

 

[Dry Rot]

White vinegar. Cheap from catering suppliers and probably cheaper in bulk. Give everything a good soaking with a knapsack sprayer.

 

[Amir]

Hemexsan powder (diatomaceous earth) , good product , blow it around the shed and into nest boxes , if its done regularly it will keep red mite numbers under control

Is it organic ? What's the material is ?

 

[Amir]

White vinegar. Cheap from catering suppliers and probably cheaper in bulk. Give everything a good soaking with a knapsack sprayer.

What about Exzolt ? Is it good ?

 

[Amir]

Hemexsan powder (diatomaceous earth) , good product , blow it around the shed and into nest boxes , if its done regularly it will keep red mite numbers under control

Have you ever used Exzolt ? I heard that It is'nt good product

 

[R J]

Hemexsan will be organic , its basically crushed fossilised creatures that dry out the red mite ,
we have never had to resort to exzolt as our flat deck Big Dutchman systems don't really get a red mite problem ,
I think Exzolt it expensive

 

[traineefarmer]

Exzolt is a fantastic product if used correctly. It wiped out red mite on our colony unit for 6 months.

The price however, is ridiculous and makes it unlikely we will use it again.

Now if eggs went up 40p a dozen.....

 

[TripleSix]

White vinegar. Cheap from catering suppliers and probably cheaper in bulk. Give everything a good soaking with a knapsack sprayer.

Do you end up with pickled eggs if you use too much?

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

Found exzolt a complete waste of time, red mite comes back worse than before

 

[R J]

Has anyone used Fossil shield for red mite ?

 

[Devon James]

The company Pruex were advertising a product. I don't know if it would be applicable to an organic system or not, but maybe worth a call