White Mite Infestation - Please Help 😭

[sorenheart]

I agree that I would not let your guy spray your coop with anything but permethrin or Elector PSP ( with spinosad.) Other insecticides can be toxic to your chickens. Post any pictures of the bugs you are seeing.

I did a permethrin dip + ivermectin pour on yesterday morning (sorry I’m just now seeing this!). I think it worked, but I still saw a few crawling around a couple hours afterwards. This is what I saw on most of my black birds

 

[sorenheart]

X3 Make sure you know what the pest guy is using in the coop.

How have you been treating the Sticktight Fleas? This article may help with those too. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...tight-fleas-in-poultry-with-permethrin.74325/

I'm sorry that you're dealing with this. While Poultry Mites cannot survive on humans, they can get on you and even cause irritation.
@rosemarythyme wrote about them getting on people in this post, you may find this of help too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mites-in-the-coop-and-house.1546417/post-26109086

Thank you! I’ve heard stories of bird mites getting in the house and being super hard to get rid of, biting humans, pets, etc., so that makes me feel a lot better! I’ll check those links out. For the sticktight fleas, we’ve just been putting Vaseline on the ones we see - usually about every other night. That + the ground being sprayed helps keep them manageable