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Horn flies on pastured cattle

Horn flies can be a major pest for cattle and cattle producers across the U.S. Pest control should start before the start of the pest season. Continue reading for some pest control methods.
February 20, 2024
Dave Boxler

The horn fly is a major pest of pasture and rangeland cattle throughout the U.S. Adult horn flies are blood-feeding flies taking, on average, 30 blood meals per day.


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West: Fly control with mineral, bags and tags

June 21, 2023
Meranda Small

We’re in the heat of summer, a welcome time for many reasons – warm sunny days for putting up hay crops, ripening fields for harvest season, cattle contently foraging, and perhaps even some trips to the river or lake for fun.


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South-Central: Feed-through insecticides for horn flies

May 3, 2023
Jason Banta

Horn flies, stable flies, house flies and face flies can all be a challenge for cattle and cattle producers.


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Cattle in a pasture

Options for feed-through fly control with costs and benefits

April 22, 2022
Stephen B. Blezinger
Every year about this time, producer attention turns to fly control. Especially in the southern U.S., by the time early spring rolls around, the flies are coming back to the cows with a vengeance, assuming they ever left at all.
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South Central: Strategies for horn and stable flies

March 23, 2022
Jason Banta
It is that time of year when most need to start thinking about horn and stable fly control strategies. There are no magic bullets for controlling either of these flies, but there are strategies that can be used to reduce their impact.
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Fly control

Fly control options, explained

March 23, 2022
Tony Hawkins
Fly season is almost upon us. These little pests cause significant loss of production (aka less weight gain) and spread disease readily. If you do not control fly pressure on your livestock, you’re leaving real money on the table.
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Face flies away

Fight summer flies with feed-throughs

May 24, 2021
Marc Campbell
If your cattle could talk – or sing – “Shoo fly, don’t bother me” would likely be a common mantra heard throughout the summer season as they annoyingly swat their tails across their backs.
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Fly tag

Getting the most out of fly tags

March 24, 2021
Jaclyn De Candio
Fly management is no small component of herd health. Limiting them reduces disease, increases animal comfort and allows greater efficiency.
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Flies on cattle

Controlling profit-robbing flies

March 24, 2021
Aimee Robinson
Flies are much more than a nuisance. Their economic impact can reach deep into a cattleman’s pockets.
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Fly control

The stagnant future of fly control

March 24, 2020
Melissa Beck
We have billion-dollar problems in the beef industry. Here are a few of the commonly reported billion-dollar hits we take annually: fescue toxicosis, bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and, surprisingly, flies.
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