FLY PARASITES INTRODUCTIONHigh density production of livestock and poultry creates a number of problems, including a number of fly species. Unfortunately, total elimination of flies is impossible. It is simply too easy for the flies to feed and reproduce. It is possible, though, to develop programs to manage and control fly populations. For years, livestock producers have looked at fly control as a "one tool" job. That tool was some form of insecticide. Today, the choice of effective insecticides has
been limited. Fly populations are rapidly selected for resistance to most insecticides and
these populations are not effectively controlled by many insecticides. New, effective
insecticides are few and far between, and usually expensive. There is also far greater
regulatory concern about insecticide residues in livestock products, worker health and
safety, and environmental impacts associated with the use of agricultural chemicals. THERE IS A BETTER WAY .... The one-tool approach simply doesn't make sense anymore. You wouldn't build a house or fix your car with just one tool. You would use a combination of tools to get the job done. The same is true for controlling or managing a fly population. You use a combination of tools to keep flies at an economically tolerable level. In other words, you control costs and flies by combining control methods. This is what we call BETTER PEST MANAGEMENT. BPM is sort of a toolbox of methods to help build a fly control program. |
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