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jeeperspeepers-r4us:
I've been using the Frontline for control of the N. fowl mites
my question is about the eggs that I see on the feathers.
It appears that its killing them off as they hatch, but how long will this process take? I've put the frontline on them twice now at 14 day intervals.
I have also been bathing the one that had it the worst in Adams flea & tic shampoo (not the plus label). That seem to last for about 3 weeks. at which time I put the frontline on.

dixieland:
Yvonne,
   Sounds like you are doing the right thing by the birds... Sounds like there is a life cycle of N Fowl Mites somewhere that your birds are exposed to....You might consider dusting their roosts with DE, pyrethrin powder or even Sevin dust... You could also add some of the aforementioned to a dust bath area for your birds...You are looking at 2-3 months to really get things under control..
Not sure where you are, but that will also factor into the time also..
Jes

jeeperspeepers-r4us:
I'm in N. Florida, bugs here all year. We rarely get a frost let alone a hard freeze. 
I've read that some eggs can lay dormant for months. To bad we cannot put something on the birds that stop them from hatching.
Thanks for the advice, maybe I need to put the dust out more often
I use DE Viper (brand of Sevin) and Pyrethrin. I've thought about using Citronella oil in the cracks and crevasses.

Beth C:
Just curious if anyone has tried or knows of anyone using Spinosad on or around birds? The guy at the local garden center recommended it for the stink bugs, but I haven't tried it yet. And when Frontline stopped working on the dogs, the vet switched them to Comfortis, which has Spinosad as the active ingredient. It is classified as organic, but haven't found any reference to it's use with regard to poultry. If it's working for resistant fleas, maybe it could be an option for resistant mites/lice?

*Edited* I found this, sounds encouraging:

http://www.mapress.com/zoosymposia/content/2011/v6/f/v006p282-287.pdf

jeeperspeepers-r4us:
I found a Spinasad concentrate spray for gardens on Amazon. I'm going to spray it in the coops. Based on the artical it is good for red mites, hopfully it will work on NFM as well. From what I have read the main difference in the 2 is that the NFM stay on the bird and the Reds nest in cracks & crevasses and come out at night.

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