The Dogmother Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I am surprised at this, but it really works.... Been talking to a scientist friend, who works in developing livestock vaccines and the like.... they have found - completely by accident - that red mites are killed by Lemon Flash!! For part of what they do, they have to collect red mites from a battery farm (just the idea makes my skin crawl), one of the lab technicians was cleaning up in the lab and noticed that some escaped red mites were crawling away from the Flash, and were dying They have tried it out, and yes, they do die. I have asked about the toxicity of Flash where hens are concerned and she says it isn't a problem (doesn't contain phenols), in fact probably less toxic (in her opinion) than a lot of red mite zappers. She does advise rinsing it carefully though after leaving it on the housing for a while to kill the bugs. We'll have some sweet smelling chooks then! *this is not a licensed product, just one found by good old fashioned trial means! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Result! Will add Lemon Flash to the shopping list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hmm - I shall have to compare the smell to the red mite powder and see which is nicest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hmm - I shall have to compare the smell to the red mite powder and see which is nicest That'll be a close-run thing - I like the smell of both! Migth be worth a try, and do let us know if any of you have red mites that are killed by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hope we never have to try it out but sounds good. Its supposed to work on ants aswell, my aunt used it in their fridge last year (I think it was flash). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Diatom works well on ants - I always get them trying to come in under the front door; the last couple of years I have put a line of Diatom in their path and they've bothered off elsewhere now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 thats brilliant - glad I stocked up on half hundredweight of Total Mite Kill now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 thats brilliant - glad I stocked up on half hundredweight of Total Mite Kill now whooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 thats brilliant - glad I stocked up on half hundredweight of Total Mite Kill now I have loads too, and love the stuff. A friend with a wooden shed still gets red mite, so I might give her some lemon Flash and ask her to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Do you have to use it neet? That is very strong stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 She didn't specify, but I imagine that they were wiping surfaces down with it, so probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Thanks for sharing that with us! Had a red mite problem this summer and used gallons of poultry shield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Cool, I use lemon Flash at home anyhow, so I will decant some into a plant spray to get into all those nooks & crannies on the Cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Great tip! I have no idea how much lemon flash costs but reckon it must be cheaper than poultry shield. I have a wooden house and am poultry shielding it weekly to keep it clean and kill any red mite who might have strayed in. When the PS is used up I will definitely give the flash a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Try the Total Mite Kill that Tasha and I are using - it's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Cool, but don't try Mr Muscle lemon kitchen cleaner. I sprayed it under my cockateil cage and the fumes killed two of my cockatiels. This was years ago, but still sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrickRumpy Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I thought this was going to be a review of the Smite the Mite! Anybody tried it yet - or the Lemon Flash either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I was going toask do you use it neat aswell. Ducks stink! ... so I thought I'd use a little bit in the hutch to stop the smell, and because they're new, just incase they do have any mites. It worked on the smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
