Does anyone take steps to reduce fly population? get on the offensive with the annoying bug problem rather than just tackling it defensively?
After Jess was hounded until she injured herself last year I really want to try and get ahead of the problem this year, it was mostly the stable flies that were an issue, so I'm going to have my fields well harrowed in early spring, treat my muck heaps with insecticide to try and prevent laying, and set bug traps to try and create at least 1 area where there are less bugs. I've considered getting fly predators released but it seems that would be a pretty costly and routine thing. I'm considering using feed through fly killer too, but knowing my luck Jess would have a funny reaction to it I also thought about putting up a shelter frame and covering with mesh so the horses can get in but the bugs would find it harder
After Jess was hounded until she injured herself last year I really want to try and get ahead of the problem this year, it was mostly the stable flies that were an issue, so I'm going to have my fields well harrowed in early spring, treat my muck heaps with insecticide to try and prevent laying, and set bug traps to try and create at least 1 area where there are less bugs. I've considered getting fly predators released but it seems that would be a pretty costly and routine thing. I'm considering using feed through fly killer too, but knowing my luck Jess would have a funny reaction to it I also thought about putting up a shelter frame and covering with mesh so the horses can get in but the bugs would find it harder