Fly & Maggot Pests of Livestock

ENT-12: Insect Control on Dairy Cattle - 2016  |  Download PDF

ENT-11: Insect Control for Beef Cattle - 2016  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-514: Fly Control Around Horse Barns and Stables  |  Download PDF

by Lee Townsend, Extension Entomologist 
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture 

House flies and stable flies are common pests around horse barns, stables, and corrals.  Persistent house flies are very annoying and potential carriers of human and animal pathogens.  Stable flies give painful bites making activities unpleasant for humans and making horses nervous and difficult to manage. 

ENTFACT-511: Horse Flies and Deer Flies  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-510: Face Flies and Pink Eye  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-509: Horn Flies and Cattle  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-508: Walk Through Horn Fly Trap for Pastured Cattle  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-506: How Far Can House Flies Fly?  |  Download PDF

ENTFACT-505: Insecticide-Impregnated Cattle Ear Tags  |  Download PDF

by Lee Townsend, Extension Entomologist 
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture 

Insecticide-impregnated cattle ear tags release small amounts of an insecticide which are distributed over the animal during grooming or rubbing. In general, ear tags have provided excellent, long term control of horn flies and a reduction in face fly numbers. 

ENTFACT-504: Horse Bots  |  Download PDF