Pests.

[J 1177]

Just checking chaps and chapesses are these little barstewards booklice, I have them on the top of an oat heap 14.5% off the combine

 

[Gong Farmer]

Looks like a dipteran fly to me, so not a booklouse (these are wingless)

 

[J 1177]

Looks like a dipteran fly to me, so not a booklouse (these are wingless)

Any idea how to treat?

 

[teslacoils]

They usually just head towards the shed door and fly away tbh.

 

[J 1177]

They usually just head towards the shed door and fly away tbh.

I will go and tell them to feck off

 

[Gong Farmer]

They usually just head towards the shed door and fly away tbh.

Yes, they're not pests, at least not of grain in store, AFAIK. Perhaps there's a dead rat or badger somewhere

 

[J 1177]

Yes, they're not pests, at least not of grain in store, AFAIK. Perhaps there's a dead rat or badger somewhere

God I hope not. Maybe dead cat

 

[teslacoils]

Often our oat harvest has a fair bit of nature in it but they do leave by their own accord. Think we had similar flies four years back but they did all leave. Had to sweep them off the concrete, I recall.

 

[Bogweevil]

The way the wings stick out behind it makes me think of flying ant but the distinguishing factors are elbowed antennae and one set of the two wings is shorter than tother. Not a pest - in fact they help to dig those no-till soils with their tiny burrows. Late for flying ants n but not yet too late.

 

[J 1177]

The way the wings stick out behind it makes me think of flying ant but the distinguishing factors are elbowed antennae and one set of the two wings is shorter than tother. Not a pest - in fact they help to dig those no-till soils with their tiny burrows. Late for flying ants n but not yet too late.

It's come off a field of very slightly min tilled oats, a good crop