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    OMG!!!! Red mite in chopping board!!!!

    I have just turned our big butchers block style chopping board over and discovered tons of baby redmite in the cracks!!!!

    Must be where we have collected a couple of eggs in the evening and put them on the kitchen side!!!!!

    What the hell am I going to do???????? This means they could be in any wooden nook and cranny in the kitchen/house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Little ol' me

    Has just bagged a Lottie!
    Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
    FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/
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    I would think that you'll be ok(could be wrong) but I would reason the follows :

    All creatures need food to live, take away their food supply, and they die. By bringing them indoors, you've accomplished this. I'd be more worried about clearing up your red mite infestation at it's source
    Never test the depth of the water with both feet

    The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

    Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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    • #3
      We had a massive infestaion in our old coop, so we have now dismantled all the coops (barr one, thats the next job) jays fluided, creocoted, poultry shielded and powdered everywhere!

      Just got one coop left, out of 5!

      I hate redmite, just the thought of them makes me itch!
      Last edited by Munch; 08-08-2011, 11:49 AM.
      Little ol' me

      Has just bagged a Lottie!
      Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
      FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

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      • #4
        *shivers* now I'm itching too... good luck on the eradication.
        Never test the depth of the water with both feet

        The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

        Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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        • #5
          Eeeew!Like RT says I doubt they'll survive long but guessing you want rid quick...I'd tip some boiling water over them if it were me.
          the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

          Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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          • #6
            Boiling water, dettox, bleach and serious scraping with a small knife in the cracks!!! eeewww!!!!!
            Little ol' me

            Has just bagged a Lottie!
            Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
            FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

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            • #7
              OMG!!!!

              I am now really thinking I move out!!!

              "Dermansyssus gallinae (Redmite) can also feed on some species of mammals, including humans,[1][2][3] but needs an avian host to reproduce."
              Little ol' me

              Has just bagged a Lottie!
              Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
              FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

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              • #8
                I thought they could survive months without feeding? Do you have any birds in the house (not just chickens, but other pet birds)? If so, i'd be checking them, to see if they have any one them..then I'd be going around cleaning either with a steam cleaner or some seriously tough elbow grease and a load of disinfectant.

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                • #9
                  I'd put the chopping board straight on the bonfire!

                  B*gger - I'm scratching now...
                  All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                  Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                  • #10
                    No other birds in the house thank goodness!

                    Well apart from the brooder but that is metal and down in the basement, quite a hike for even the most determined redmite! I didnt find any adult ones and they were only the side closest to where we put the eggs, so fingers crossed I have nipped it in the bud early enough!!!

                    But they are resilient, disinfectant (fit for human consumption) didnt budge them, hopefully the boiling water did the trick.....
                    Little ol' me

                    Has just bagged a Lottie!
                    Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
                    FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

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                    • #11
                      Get some Smite. I buy the dilutable one with the pump dispenser, and keep a spray bottle made up ready. One soaking and they are no more. Mwaaaa-haaaa-haaaa
                      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                      • #12
                        Mitey unlucky ! I'd be tempted to give that board the chop.
                        There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.

                        Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?

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                        • #13
                          I think I'd be borrowing a steam wallpaper stripper and going round every crack near where you found them....

                          *scratches...*

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by snohare View Post
                            Mitey unlucky ! I'd be tempted to give that board the chop.
                            you're on a roll, don't stop now!!!

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