Fly Control

This information from Colorado State University can help you better understand the flying and biting pests you are fighting.

Exerting control over the environment where horses live can go a long way toward keep flies at bay, and it is environmentally friendly. By controlling moisture in the environment as well as airflow, you can make your stable less hospitable to flies.

There are many ways to protect your horses against external parasites, but one of the most common is to use insecticides or repellents on the animal.

Biological insect control has received great acclaim in recent years as a means of avoiding the use of chemicals in the environment. One such “green” strategy is the use of predator wasps to target stable flies and houseflies, which are the majority of flies pestering your horses.

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With the heat and humidity of summer come an abundance of bugs, including several types of flies, ticks and stinging pests.

If you have horses, you have bugs! They do more than just irritate you and your horse; these insects are responsible for causing a variety of problems.

Insect bite hypersensitivity (bug bite allergy) is a common problem during the summer. Horses with insect bite allergies may have any combination of hives, itchiness, hair loss, and dermatitis.

Horses of yesteryear only had tails and each other to fight flies. The fly control battle today offers many more allies and tools in your arsenal. Here are tips to help.

In part two of our series on fly control, we tackle the pros and cons of parasites and feed-through methods for ridding your barn of flies.

Fly season is upon us, so here are a few tips to get ahead of these pesky critters. This is the first of a two-part series on fly control—stay tuned for feed-through solutions on May 21.