Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Mosquitoes on Dairy, Livestock, and Horse Farms Recent outbreaks of equine encephalitis highlight the urgent need for effective mosquito...
Managing pasture flies like horn and face flies through biological control is a sustainable and effective approach In a healthy pasture ecosystem, natural predators and processes...
Fly Resistance to Insecticides Resistance to insecticides is a significant issue among livestock fly pests such as house flies, stable flies, horn flies, and face flies These...
In 2017, the invasive longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) (LHT) was found on a sheep farm in New Jersey Since then, it has expanded its range into 21 states and DC LHT has...
Last week, while conducting fly counts on pastures with beef cattle, I observed alarmingly high populations of face and horn flies on some of the animals The action threshold for...
Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae spp) This year, there has been a noticeable increase in deer and horse fly populations These flies inflict painful bites on mammals, including...
Stable Flies Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans), known for their painful bites using piercing mouthparts, require blood to reproduce This causes significant discomfort...
Horn fly populations are increasing rapidly this year, with some beef cattle exceeding the 200-fly action threshold These flies cause significant pain and annoyance to dairy and...
Face Flies Already! Yesterday, amidst our routine fly counts on beef cattle, we encountered a concerning influx of face flies This year, their presence seems particularly...