Stay alert! Even in the autumn, blood mites can still emerge!
Slowly, the temperatures are dropping further, and many chicken owners hope that this will also put the red mites at rest. But did you know that at temperatures above 5 degrees, the adult red mites are still active and lay eggs? And that at temperatures above 10 degrees, the eggs hatch and can develop into adult red mites?
Red mites
13 September '22 • 1 min reading time
A red mite infestation also occurs in the autumn
In the autumn, a rise in temperature can lead to your chicken coop being filled with red mites. The eggs of red mites wait for ideal conditions to hatch, and once those conditions are met, they do so en masse. As a result, it can happen that there is suddenly an outbreak of red mites in the autumn.
The eggs survive the freezing cold
As mentioned in previous blogs, the eggs of blood mites are extremely resilient. They can hatch even after 2 years and can survive, so to speak, an atomic attack. The freezing cold is also not a problem for the eggs. They only develop when the temperature rises above 10 degrees, leading to an explosion of blood mites.
Don't stop treating against red mites!
Did you have a red mite infestation this summer or want to prevent it? Then continue (preventive) treatment in the fall! Spray the chicken coop every 4 weeks with an environmental spray based on silicon dioxide and regularly provide a course of an aromatic dietary supplement. If you give this for at least 14 consecutive days over the feed, you will break any cycle of adult red mites. So stay alert in the fall, as there can still be red mites and cause a lot of nuisance!
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