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FLY-CONTROL BATTLE PLAN
Fly season is just around the corner, and if you’ve not yet marshaled your defensive plan, now’s the time. To help you in this task, we’ve put together a summary of methods and products designed to hold fly populations at bay and keep your horses comfortable throughout the tail-swishing season.
Fly-Free Zone?
Everyone knows flies are a fact of life when you have horses. Is it really worth the effort it takes to combat them?
Yes, it is. Flies are not just a nuisance, though they are indeed your horses’ most annoying pest. Flies represent a health threat, too, as they’re highly effective at spreading diseases, including influenza, equine infectious anemia, pigeon fever (dryland distemper), salmonella, and vesicular stomatitis (a virus that causes painful mouth ulcers).
Then, too, your horses’ constant shoo-fly stamping can…
