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Thanks, Debbie. Seems like between you and Coach my answer is that winter eradication efforts can work. I'll just keep at it . . .

But if they essentially hibernate, they are not feeding. So Ivermectin in the bird's blood does no good, and smothering agents would be less effective. I hypothesize!

Coach, I agree I'm impatient. All the same, do you know if these mites are dormant in winter? It seems a huge waste of time to hit this as hard as I have if the mites do not become very vulnerable until warmer weather.

I'm treating my first case of Scaley Leg Mites, in an introduced bird. I've treated the bird with Ivermectin and coating the legs, starting about 6 weeks ago, and have seen minimal improvement. A key question this raises for me is whether in winter these microscopic mites go dormant and are not...