S76 says that it treats mites. Does that mean external or internal? After giving the S76 how long would you wait before administ

S76 will kill air sac mites which are internal and it will also kill external mites that merely live on the birds if you allow the birds to bathe in it. If the external mites are ones that will bite the bird and draw blood, then they will be killed during the time that you are adding the S76 to the drinking water and it is in the bird’s bloodstream. Any external mites living or breeding in crevices off the birds will crawl back onto the birds once the S76 has dried as it does not have residual action like the avian insect spray Avian Insect Liquidator (AIL). S76 will kill some internal worms but you will have to use another worming medication like Worm Away or Worm-Out Gel to kill tape worms. You can use the wormers the next day after you treat with S76, but do not mix the 2 together in the same water.

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S76 says that it treats mites. Does that mean external or internal? After giving the S76 how long would you wait before administering Worm Away?

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