Fly and Insect Prevention for Horses
Insect prevention is most efficient when insects are targeted on multiple fronts. That means using one system alone isn’t really enough. You need to be observant in stopping them from gaining hold everywhere your horses are.
Stable Prevention
There are countless products on the market targeting insect prevention in stables and barns, but how does one know which one to deploy? There are traps and glue strips, which are the most identifiable kinds of fly prevention in stables. They both work by trapping insects, the traps use bait while the glue strips are glue traps which bind the insects to them as quickly as they land.
Another way stable owners can keep insects down in the stables is through insecticides. Insecticides are not used as often around stables due to the possible issues which can occur when used around horses. If you should decide to use an insecticide at your stable, be sure to maintain a stringent distance from food and water.
Feed Through Programme
Feed through fly prevention are eatable pellets fed to horses to discourage flies from gathering around dung and on the horses themselves. Certain feed throughs have extra benefits, such as extra nutrient elements, to improve a horse’s coat or ingredients which filter through the horse’s skin to repel flies naturally. Not all feed through pellets have identical results therefore ask fellow horse riders what their favorite feed through system is to find the best one.
Insect Repellent
Horse fly spray is the most common sort of insect control used today. It’s simple, fast and targets multiple kinds of insects but you should use one that has longevity and is sweat resistant. Purchase the concentrated sort of fly spray because you can increase or decrease the strength and it’s less expensive. Use caution though, some horses are allergic to some ingredients in fly sprays and certain formulas are too robust for some horses thus you might need to try a few fly sprays to find the perfect match for your horse.
Nobody likes insect season, but remember a successful insect and fly prevention eradicates and repels insects at multiple venues. Target where they live, eat and land to stop them before they start.
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