Ivermectin can be prescribed by a medical doctor to rid humans of mite and lice infestations, and agricultural formulations are available for infested birds and rodents. Antibiotic miticides Carbamate miticides Dienochlor miticides Formamidine miticides Organophosphate miticides Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites by disrupting their cuticles, which dries out the mites. Dicofol, a compound structurally related to the insecticide DDT, is a miticide that is effective against the red spider mite Tetranychus urticae.