Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies can punish cattle ...

Flies are a constant warm-weather problem for cattle, and in large numbers, these pests hinder weight gain and milk production. Stockmen use many strategies to try to control the insects that feed on ...

Cattle are at risk of developing diseases like pinkeye and anaplasmosis during peak season for flies and ticks, and ranchers ...

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 ...

With fly season approaching, now is the time to evaluate and refine your fly management plan for 2025. “If your 2024 control efforts underperformed, consider adjusting your approach,” says David ...

Anyone who has walked through a barn or cattle pasture in the summer knows that flies are a nuisance and even a health hazard. Face flies can spread diseases like pink eye to cattle, and horn ...

Some Texans fear “the nightmares and the horrors” of a potential screwworm outbreak. Elsewhere, not enough grass to feed ...

The first few cases of New World screwworm in American cattle have been confirmed.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Springtime and recent rains seem to have brought about the horn fly on cattle in our area. The name be misleading as they congregate on cattle without horns. Introduced to the U.S ...

New World Screwworms plagued American cattle through the mid-twentieth century. Their larvae burrow into the skin of cattle and other mammals, causing infection, disease and death – and they are ...