Bramble Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Spotted this today whilst looking at Pippa Greenwood's excellent site ... http://www.pippagreenwood.com/pippas-gardening-news/145/red-mite-attacking-your-chickensweve-the-answer-androlis Thought it looked interesting, has anyone tried it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Never heard of them, but I'd be interested to hear if it works. I have used Nemotodes in the garden against slugs before, so in theory this could work. Having said that, I have a preventative routine already, and it works well, but always open to new ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 These have been around for at least 3 years 'cos I researched them for my dissertation - I believe Chicken Vet started selling them first. It seems they are much more sensitive to red mite treatment than red mite themselves so you can only really use them in an untreated coop - no red mite sprays, diatom powder etc. It's good that once the red mite disappear, the predator mites lose their food supply and so they die off too, but it does mean you'll then have to start preventative measures to ensure they don't come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hmm, so could work to knock back an infestation, but not as an ongoing treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
