Examples include: •
Permethrin can be applied as a spray. The effects are not limited to mites;
lice,
cockroaches,
fleas,
mosquitos, and other insects are affected. •
Ivermectin can be prescribed by a medical doctor to rid humans of mite and lice infestations, and agricultural formulations are available for infested birds and rodents. •
Antibiotic miticides •
Carbamate miticides •
Dienochlor miticides •
Formamidine miticides •
Oxalic acid is used by some
beekeepers against the parasitic
varroa mite. •
Organophosphate miticides •
Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites by disrupting their
cuticles, which dries out the mites. •
Dicofol, a compound structurally related to the
insecticide DDT, is a miticide that is effective against the red spider mite
Tetranychus urticae. •
Lime sulfur is effective against
sarcoptic mange. It is made by mixing hydrated
lime,
sulfur, and water, and
boiling for about 1 hour.
Hydrated lime can bond with about 1.7 times its weight of sulfur (
quicklime can bond with as much as 2.2 times its weight of sulfur). The strongest concentrate is diluted 1:32 before saturating the skin (avoiding the eyes), applied at six-day intervals. • A variety of commercially available systemic and non-systemic miticides:
abamectin,
acequinocyl,
bifenazate,
chlorfenapyr,
clofentezine,
cyflumetofen,
cypermethrin,
dicofol,
etoxazole,
fenazaquin,
fenpyroximate,
hexythiazox,
imidacloprid,
propargite,
pyridaben,
spiromesifen,
spirotetramat. Acaricides are also being used in attempts to stop
rhinoceros poaching. Holes are drilled into the horn of a
sedated rhino and acaricide is pumped in and pressurized. Should the horn be consumed by humans as in
traditional Chinese medicine, it is expected to cause
nausea,
stomachache, and diarrhea, or convulsions, depending on the quantity, but not fatalities. Signs posted at
wildlife refuges that the rhinos therein have been treated are thus expected to deter poaching. The original idea grew out of research into using the horn as a
reservoir for one-time
tick treatments; the acaricide is selected to be safe for the rhino,
oxpeckers,
vultures, and other animals in the preserve's
ecosystem. == See also ==