It’s unsightly, irritating and can be painful for the affected chicken and if untreated will spread to the rest of the flock. The active ingredients are neem oil, argan oil and essential oils of cedarwood, rosemary, lemongrass and kanuka. Mighty Mite works in two ways - using the product to coat the birds leg ‘suffocates’ the mites and the active oils are known to repel insects including mites, additionally the neem oil is a natural biocide.