Most IGRs are delivered to cattle in feed or mixed into free choice supplement products. Fly tags can be used as a passive fly control. Tags are embedded with insecticide and last 60 to 90 days.

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 ...

While there are multiple ways to control flies on cattle ... of insecticide directly onto the cattle. Ryan Ollerich of MidWest Ag was using the gun in a pasture north of Aberdeen last week ...

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 ...

Ohio State Extension educator Ted Wiseman provides tips to control flies around livestock to reduce stress and disease transmission.

One of the best ways to keep cattle healthy and gaining pounds in hot weather is ... fescue leaves or sharp points on grass can all irritate an animal's eye. So in addition to fly control, farmers ...

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 ...

Biological control includes parasitic wasps, which are fly predators, and are effective but not viable on a large commercial cattle production scale since there are large numbers of animals in a herd.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fly control is important to helping ensure performance is not hampered and that your herd stays healthy and disease free. OVER THE COLES: Fly control for beef cattle Skip to main content Skip to ...