Especially for poultry housing, gives effective control for red mite and other insect pests in poultry and animal housing with a high dilution rate of 1:20 parts water. Non-toxic and safe to use around feed areas, egg layers and foodstuffs and controls red mite using a physical mode of action. It has a slightly sticky consistency which when applied directly to insect pests, breaks down the wax coating causing dehydration and death. Poultry can be returned to treated housing once area has dried.