BROOKINGS, S.D. - Horn flies, face flies, and stable flies are not just irritants to livestock, but are also economically important to producers due to negative impacts on milk production and calf ...

As warm weather arrives so does fly problems in cattle operations. Flies not only feed on cattle they can transmit diseases such as pinkeye. Researchers even attribute mastitis problems to horn flies ...

Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) are recognised as significant pests in livestock systems worldwide. Their biting activity not only irritates animals, leading to stress and reduced productivity, but ...

Costa Rica’s position as the world’s largest producer of pineapple brings with it a parallel problem for the country’s livestock and dairy industry. Its pineapple processing plants are surrounded by ...

They look like house flies. But these buggers bite. The stable fly has a well-earned reputation as a persistent and severe biter. It’s about seven millimeters long and can be told from the common ...

Healthier herds with reduced production losses due to flies and insect pests can come from better management, but tools, control methods and practical guidance when it comes to pest control, can play ...

Researchers have found that commercial formulations containing entomopathogenic fungi can not only help to control adult house flies and stable flies, but can also inhibit egg laying and larval ...

Early birds may get worms, but livestock farmers planning fly control in winter benefit by preventing a population explosion of common and stable flies next summer. Starting a tailored fly management ...

Christopher Weldon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Stable flies tormented Thomas Jefferson while he wrote the Declaration of Independence, history tells us. These bloodsucking pests are the scourge of beachgoers in Florida and recreational boaters in ...