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Footnotes
a. Microspatula with flat-ended blade. Available from Fisher Scientific (www.fisher.com); catalog number 21-401-20.
b. Ivermectin spray for environment. Ivermectin solution 0.1% v/v solution (Eqvalen or DVMectin). Dilute 9.5 ml of oral 1% (10 mg/ml) in 32 oz water. Solution is stable for 30 days (Personal communication: Sarmiento EM). It has been used successfully and safely in the home and to decontaminate cages that have housed animals with contagious mites (Otodectes, Cheyletiella, Sarcoptes, Demodex [feline]). It can also be used as a topical treatment for mites on birds, hedgehogs, rodents, ferrets, cats, and various reptiles. Ivermectin is effective as a topical pour-on parasiticidal agent.