The control of house flies and other filth flies in and around confined-animal production facilities is the subject of this website.
Other fly control problems associated with livestock production occur away from the confined production facilities and involve different fly species and control strategies. They are therefore not included.
Most important of these are the Horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) and the Face fly, Musca autumnalis (De Geer), which develop in fresh manure pats in pastures. These flies are often extremely annoying to dairy and beef cattle and can be involved in transmission of some diseases.
Other fly pests in pastures and rangeland include cattle grubs (Hypoderma spp.), black flies (Simuliidae), biting midges (Ceratopogonidae), mosquitoes (Culicidae), and the horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae). Occasionally the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), is abundant, but this fly is more likely to be a problem in and around confined production facilities and is therefore included in this website.
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