Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies can punish cattle ...

Healthier herds with reduced production losses due to flies and insect pests can come from better management, but tools, control methods and practical guidance when it comes to pest control, can play ...

Parasites can have a significant impact on cattle. During summer, flies can directly affect the growth of younger cattle as well as cows nursing calves. Thus, revenues are affected by flies as well ...

With fly season approaching, now is the time to evaluate and refine your fly management plan for 2025. “If your 2024 control efforts underperformed, consider adjusting your approach,” says David ...

New research has pinpointed the genetic mutations behind buffalo fly resistance to insecticides and promising results from a ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Springtime and recent rains seem to have brought about the horn fly on cattle in our area. The name be misleading as they congregate on cattle without horns. Introduced to the U.S ...

MCALLEN, Texas -- Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the nation's multi-billion-dollar cattle industry. As ...

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of ...

Screwworms, parasitic flies that infest livestock and humans, threaten Texas's $15 billion cattle industry. Federal legislation aims to fund a facility to produce sterile flies to combat the screwworm ...