Fly tags can be used as a passive fly control. Tags are embedded with insecticide and last 60 to 90 days. As cattle congregate and rub on themselves and others the insecticide is spread throughout ...

Dust bags/cattle rubs. The advantage of a dust bag or rub ... Since there are so many products on the market for fly control, work with your Extension specialist or veterinarian to develop a ...

These methods include slow-release ear tags, sprays, rubs, dusts ... considering these factors when choosing a fly control program: * Young cattle require more attention than cows and bulls ...

Fly control in the mid-1900s relied primarily ... with diesel and applied to homemade burlap rubs. The rubs were located where cattle were forced to use them every day or two.

Stable fly: This fly is found on the feet and legs of the animal. Naturally, irritation in this area causes cattle to stomp their feet and switch their tail. Stomping feet and swi ...

While many producers opt to put fly control tags in the ears of the cattle at the start of the summer, those tags can lose their efficacy by late summer, Lubbers said. “It is important to remove ...

As many dairy and beef systems have intensified, so too has the need for effective fly control programmes that ... to intensive housed systems than to cattle at pasture. Several pour-on products ...

Cleaning areas where cattle were fed during the winter and drying down manure by spreading it or dragging fields will help reduce fly populations. The Bottom Line A successful fly control program ...

dealing with internal and external parasites of cattle and horses. He has conducted research for major animal health companies on many types of fly control tactics--chemical (insecticides ...

However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies can punish cattle with as many as 120,000 bites per day. During peak ...

It is important to know there are four main types of flies that bother cattle OVER THE COLES: Fly control for beef cattle Skip to main content Skip to main content ...