The Life Cycle of a Red Mite

• A blood feed takes 1 to 2 hours.
  
  
• After feeding a female red mite crawls into a crack or crevice to mate and lay eggs.
  
  
• During mild weather, eggs hatch and the larvae emerge in 2 or 3 days.
  
  
• 24 hours later, larvae change into 8 legged protonymphs.
  
  
• The protonymphs change into deutonymphs 24 to 36 hours later.
  
  
• They start to feed and become adult red mites.
  
  
• The females start to lay eggs again and the cycle is repeated.
  
  
• The complete cycle takes about 7 days to complete.
  
  
• RED MITE CAN LIVE UPTO 8 MONTHS WITHOUT FEEDING
  
  

 

7 days!  Wow, no wonder they are so prolific.  That's very helpful Squiz.

:goodpost:  :thanks: 

:goodpost: Squizzers I have pinned the post in the Feeding and Healthcare section.

shame you can't pin the red mite

:goodpost:

This is a good post Squizzers. No wonder they are so difficult to keep on top of.

far too tough and prolific,little blighters..I wont repeat what Mrk9 calls them cared:

very helpful 

thanks Squizzes

               Has anybody,and l assume they have,used

          Red Stop. This makes the chicken blood unpalatable

          to Red Mite.And yes it works very well.                

               After two days of use l went into a coop with said torch,

          and there were millions yes millions of grey-yellow mite not

          having anything to eat.As we know they only turn red after

          their meal. I torched them to put them out of pain.

                I do not work for or sell the product,which can be found

           on e-bay.Some overcharge so you need to look hard.