Prozap 1499540 Garden & Poultry Dust For Insects, 2 Lb

This works very well for chickens and duck pens. Believe it or not it also works GREAT on red Ants and their nests.

Had Northern fowl mites in henhouse in June 2015; knew they would spread quickly and multiply, if they hadn't already. Have always checked my hens on a weekly basis [or more often] for lice/mites and had not spotted any on chickens (35 hens), but when I reached into nest box where momma hen was trying to hatch out a dozen eggs at the back of the coop about two weeks ago, within seconds the tiny gray-colored mites climbed onto my hand and began crawling around. Knew I had to do something quickly about the mites because they can cause death to chickens due to anemia, and their biting must be miserable for the birds to endure. I ordered and kept a canister of this Prozap Garden & Poultry Dust on-hand for just such a time when I'd need it; that same day I discovered mites, my spouse and I completely cleaned out the chicken coop bedding/nest materials/floor material (straw/shavings/hay) and gently dusted momma and all around the interior floor of her nest box without removing all nesting material from under her as we didn't want to disturb her while hatching out eggs; I shop-vac'd EVERYTHING else from top to bottom. Sprayed dishwashing liquid and water mixture with a large back-pack-type wand-handled sprayer, applying the wet mixture to all walls, into nests, all the woodwork, window sills, doorways, around the base of the floor and all over the cement floor -- simply EVERYWHERE. Put on a face mask and donned some rubber-palmed gardening gloves and sprinkled this garden & poultry dust lightly onto damp roost poles and into cracks/crevices around windows and nest boxes and thoroughly rubbed it into boards everywhere I could reach. It seems to cling nicely to damp surfaces. I then put brand new nesting materials into boxes and lightly onto the surface of the floor. Also dusted all chickens as they roosted that evening (the friendlier the hens, the easier it is to apply powder to them). Happy to report that the mites didn't return on day #10, and to prove it to myself, I stuck my hand into the momma hen's nest box and held it there for about 1 minute, withdrew my hand and found zero mites crawling on my bare skin. As recommended, we repeated the process again on day #10, even though we feel the first application did the trick. Since then, momma hatched out 5 chicks and she has been moved to a new, clean nest box of the coop; her 21-day-old dirty nest box was cleaned out, sprayed with soap/water mixture, rubbed with a light sprinkling of this poultry dust while the woodwork was damp, and new nest box material was placed inside the box. NOTE: My neighbor who is at least 20-30 acres away from me reported losing 3 hens in three days due to Northern fowl mites, due to severe anemia. I'm no veterinarian or poultry specialist, but I do believe the key is to start treatment early and be sure the henhouse is thoroughly cleaned-out, dust your chickens, and repeat the process as recommended on canister of dust. Once you've got the mites under control, your birds will be happier and their combs & wattles will return to bright red and they will lay better! Good luck! It's hard work to do the job correctly, but well worth it.

Worked absolutely fantastic for killing a very large yellow jacket nest on our property. Just be aware due to the powder nature of the product and the way the lid opens, it will likely puff out a cloud when opened.

What can I say, it's poultry dust. Had a hen with vent mites. It worked after the first application. I don't like using chemicals, with my chickens. We do everything organic, but diatomaceous earth, and bedding herbs alone, was not working. We clean the coop their roosting area and nesting boxes daily and she still picked up the mites, probably the yard. We have 5 chickens. Some people say that if you are raising organic chickens, to throw out the eggs for a month while using this chemical, others say to do it during a molt. The can says that it is food grade and that you do not have to wait. We were molting and production was already down, so I figured I's give it a try. The poor girl had picked all of her vent feathers out and she always had poo stuck to her bum. None of the other girls had ever had a sign of any problems, but I treated them all just in case. It was easy. I used the Pest Pistol mini duster and puffed up their backsides and under their wings, just in case. Easy peasy. Sure enough the one with the bum issue cleared up and quit picking overnight! Within a month her feathers had grown back in and two months later she is back to her healthy, "fluffy butted" self. Laying eggs daily. It is winter where I live. I changed out their bedding and I lightly treated the coop seams and corners, just in case. In the spring we will do our usual cleaning add diatomaceous earth and herbal treatment, but I will probably sprinkle a little of this in the corners once a year and treat them again during next years molt, just in case. She is soooo much healthier, shinier and seems happier now. We definitely aren't afraid to pick her up anymore! No more icky poo!

I’m not a vet and this is not advice just what my experience is with using it. I got a baby rooster and he had lice and mites. We treated him with elector PSP but the wood perches he slept on and the coop needed treated. We used this dust to help cleaning those objects and it worked neither only one treatment. A hen showed up in my yard who was maybe 6 weeks old. Under one wing we saw some mites. We gave her a full dust bath with this powder and it was able to get rid of everything without having to use any more harsh products.

I love this product! I had a ton of mites in my chicken coop last summer. Now I just sprinkle this in the nesting boxes and on the coop floor and that keeps them away. I also like to sprinkle this in the spots where my girls dust bathe to just keep the bugs away.

Great pest control for little pesky mites.

I totally recommend it purpose: It is formulated to target common garden pests and can also be used in poultry areas to help manage insect populations.Typically, the dust can be applied directly to plants and around poultry coops, following the instructions on the label for safe and effective use. I use it for hens and roosters..