Well, I am inclined to chime in here.
My opinion is that Provent A Mite is worthless.
I have tested it many times in my zoo collection and in my quarantine facility in my private collection.

Nothing beats Black Knight, and I know it has been taken off the market because of the lawsuit by Provent A Mite.(rumour has it, it's coming back).

However, with Black Knight, you could directly spray the snake with it, with no harmful side effects that I could ascertain.
I have used in on wild caught Lachesis, Bitis, Crotalids, etc., without any consquences or noticible effects.

Provent A Mite's label is confusing, It says NOT to spray a snake directly, etc... BUT you CAN spray Tortoises directly! Whats up with that?

However, according to the AZA ListServ I get, the Equate Brand Roach Spray available from K-Mart, NOT Wal-Mart, has the exact same ingredients as Black Knight.
I haven't seen it yet, or compared the contents, but K-Mart has all but closed down in my hometown, but it is worth investigating.
IMO, NUTTIN' beats Black Knight!

I had a recurring mite infestation on my chondro's, and I swear I could open the door on the exhibit,holding a can on Black Knight in my hand, and I'd swear mites would jump off the chondros's BEFORE I sprayed them! LOL!(of course, this was BEFORE the first treatment of the chondro's with BK!)

Randal Berry

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