Effective treatment involves spraying the affected area completely to remove them.
Frontline spray for cats harvest mites.
What are harvest mites.
There are other spot on insecticides available to kill harvest mites using different chemicals.
For dogs puppies cats and kittens.
Spot on treatments for fleas and ticks do not appear to kill harvest mites.
It is the larval stage that can be found on animals.
Frontline spray provides fast acting long lasting waterproof treatment and control of fleas ticks and chewing lice for adult dogs and cats and for puppies and kittens 8 weeks of age or.
You can also spray your vegetation for mites to eradicate them from your yard.
If your cat has access to the outside world and has started to lick and scratch itself too often it may have mites you may also find small oranges dots throughout its body or even a black liquid in their ears.
Frontline spray contains the same active ingredient fipronil and also treats fleas lice and ticks as well as helping to control some mites such as sarcoptes cheyletiella and harvest mites.
Frontline is no longer effective in many parts of the uk at killing fleas so it wouldn t be surprising if it s no longer as effective at killing harvest mites.
Harvest mites trombicula autumnalis cause seasonal skin challenges for dogs during late summer and autumn.
Harvest mites are most active on bright sunny days and during late morning and afternoon.
Frontline combo spot on is also applied to the skin on the back of the neck monthly and also contains fipronil so will treat the same parasites as normal frontline spot on including adult fleas.
Frontline spray or other topical sprays can be applied as a preventative spray to keep harvest mites from biting.
The recommended spot ons for treating fleas are advantage advocate stronghold or activyl.
Currently in the uk there are no licensed products for treating harvest mites in dogs or cats however there are treatments that can be prescribed by your vet that will kill them.
Although there are some clear symptoms a harvest mite infestation can only be diagnosed and treated by a vet.
If this is the case your feline friend is infected with mites and we must take urgent measures to eradicate this disease.
Egg larva nymph and adult.
Harvest mites also called harvest bugs bracken bugs or chiggers are a form a parasitic insect that can cause severe skin irritation in cats.
Keep out of reach of children.
Harvest mite larvae are active during the day especially when it s dry and sunny.
Harvest mites belong to the spider family and they re tiny insects that attach and feed off warm bodied animals like cats dogs and rabbits.
