flies

[som farmer]

is it just us, or not, flyed the cows 5weeks ago, have had to fly again, by pouring down their backs, but all cattle out side are now clear of flys, with the exception of all heads seem to be covered with flys, any ideas ?

 

[jondear]

I'm confused! Flies bad or not?Worst Ive seen here!

 

[Dragon]

is it just us, or not, flyed the cows 5weeks ago, have had to fly again, by pouring down their backs, but all cattle out side are now clear of flys, with the exception of all heads seem to be covered with flys, any ideas ?

Put a dab of fly treatments on head aswell as body.

Speaking to rep today deltametherin based pourons would evaporate in hot weather and reduce efficacy. Which confirmed my reasoning when explaining the product was lasting longer with the cows which were done pm milking.

 

[pappuller]

Red top fly catchers reduce the fly loading dramatically, top half is just dead flies, totally disgusting but 5 of those round the place makes a hell of a difference.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Had a horrendous season with flies last year, so took a belt and braces approach this time.

Started with spot on in May and have been using the fly traps also.
Seems to be working so far.

 

[jimmer]

Either my arms are going to come out of their sockets or I am going to poke myself in the eye in a minute

 

[Water Wheel]

View attachment 702564 Red top fly catchers reduce the fly loading dramatically, top half is just dead flies, totally disgusting but 5 of those round the place makes a hell of a difference.

What am I doing wrong , got 4 red tops up , hardly caught a fly in a week?
still plenty drowned in the dumped hot parlour wash water.

 

[Princess Pooper]

What am I doing wrong , got 4 red tops up , hardly caught a fly in a week?
still plenty drowned in the dumped hot parlour wash water.

Is the water warm-ish? It takes about 10 days to start 'brewing'. Ideally hang in direct sunshine. Presume you have constructed it correctly with a small entry gap between the red top and the funnel. We've progressed from red tops to 'big yellow fly buckets' with bigger capacity.

 

[lazy farmer]

View attachment 702564 Red top fly catchers reduce the fly loading dramatically, top half is just dead flies, totally disgusting but 5 of those round the place makes a hell of a difference.

where have you placed them ?

 

[wr.]

Serious amount of flies here too and I have been wondering how the poor vegans are coping.

 

[pappuller]

where have you placed them ?

Outside the cow sheds and fly areas, in direct sunlight where poss and top up with lukewarm water weekly

 

[Maxxum-man]

Trying to stop flies bothering the dry cows and reduce summer mastitis, they are outside on the highest most exposed ground and spraying them with teat dip through the knap sack sprayer every morning when they have the dry cow rolls, still had a couple of cases of summer mastitis, any ideas what else I could use other than teat dip to keep flys away from them for 24hours? May have to switch to Stockholm tar but it's handy using the knap sack

 

[farmer JD]

View attachment 702564 Red top fly catchers reduce the fly loading dramatically, top half is just dead flies, totally disgusting but 5 of those round the place makes a hell of a difference.

How do they work ?

 

[pappuller]

Bag with a powder that is mixed with 1lt water and hung up lid acts as a one way tube so when they get in they cant get out.
Stinks and that attracts the flies

 

[som farmer]

Bag with a powder that is mixed with 1lt water and hung up lid acts as a one way tube so when they get in they cant get out.
Stinks and that attracts the flies

where do you get them from

 

[pipkins]

where do you get them from

I get mine from my local independent...Wynnstay don't stock them at present though

 

[Breakthru]

Trying to stop flies bothering the dry cows and reduce summer mastitis, they are outside on the highest most exposed ground and spraying them with teat dip through the knap sack sprayer every morning when they have the dry cow rolls, still had a couple of cases of summer mastitis, any ideas what else I could use other than teat dip to keep flys away from them for 24hours? May have to switch to Stockholm tar but it's handy using the knap sack

This is off the wall but try WD40. I know of a woman whose dressage horse was losing points due to reaction to flies. Somebody told her to try WD40.
She started by spraying one ear, the flies all moved to the other ear so she covered its eyes with her hands and got the groom to spray its whole head. Started winning!
Maybe worth a try for a product that has 5000 unapproved uses. Its mainly fish oils with a proportion of petrochemical oil.
Working on old cars and vans I regularly shower in and breathe the stuff.

 

[delilah]

where have you placed them ?

Definitely a need for a 'my red tops got more flies than your red top' thread As said in sunlight, but also if possible in a tree as the flies roost there.

 

[Horn&corn]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOP-RED-DR...023690?varId=431881473919&txnId=1489514087003
Cheapest I could find. Some traps full and others untouched! Might try making my own next year out of big drums. We purchased micro flys that are supposed to eat big flies. Worked for a while but recently fly levels gone crazy. Any suggestions for the house as not nice swatting in your sleep!

 

[Happy hillbily]

Do the non genuine red top fly traps work ? Or are the genuine ones worth the extra ?