Stable Flies
Cow/Calf: Clean Winter Feeding Sites By End Of May For Most Impact
Many cow-calf producers use temporary feeding sites over the winter and
early spring months to provide supplemental forage and protection from
cold weather.
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Biological Fly Control For Kansas Feedlots: Flies In Feedlots
Two species of flies occur in Kansas cattle feedlots - house flies and
stable flies. The house fly is only a nuisance, whereas the stable fly
causes economic loss.
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Fly Control Measures
You should not wait until a problem exists to begin a fly control
program. Flies are among the most difficult pests to control. A good
program needs to be in place before fly numbers increase. Often flies
are hidden during a portion of their lifecycle making them undetectable.
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Don’t let hay feeding breed flies
Flies aren’t much of a problem at this time of year in most grazing areas, but they certainly could become one next spring.
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Cattle behavior tells which flies are biting
Cattle are not passive hosts to the various flies pestering them.
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Fly control begins with knowing flies (Pest control)
Four fly species account for the majority of losses in beef production: house flies, horn flies, stable flies and face flies.
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Controlling stable flies (Management)
Winter-feeding sites can make excellent breeding grounds for stable flies, says Kansas State University livestock entomologist Alberto Broce.
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