The Poultry Keeper

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire

Has anyone ever used this product before? Does it work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/red-mite-control-smoke-candle-for-poultry-housing_W0QQitemZ120077268029QQihZ002QQcategoryZ46292QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120077268029

debcat · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject:

I've not heard of this, don't know alot about redmite, they don't seem to like our weather
reading the instructions in the listing, it still says to treat with poultry sheild and mite powder, so it doesn't seem like an alternative just an extra thing to use as well

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3469 Location: Monmouthshire

Sounds like the sulphur candles one uses for fumigating attics etc to rid them of death watch/ woodworm/ flies and anything else that shouldn't be there. Surprisingly effective (and the smoke drifting out from under the eaves very theatrical!

Fenn · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury

We used a similar-ish thing in our hosue when the dog and cat got infested with fleas (thank you, neighbour - try dusting your animals occasionally Rolling Eyes

).

The ones we used were made by Bob Martin and cost £2.50 each - they kill ANY creep crawly, so perhaps they'd work on redmite? Or are redmite immune to that sort of thing?

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire