STABLE FLY (SF) The Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) was first named in 1756. It has been in WA for 100yrs it rarely breeds in horse stable environments in and around Perth, hence the name Stable Fly is misleading
PEST STATUS SF is a pest world wide of livestock and people The SF problem around Perth is unique: Extremely heat tolerant fly (adults/larvae) Thrives on our hot, sandy, porous soils Horticulture and Livestock intermingled
The mixture of horticultural and livestock industries in and around Perth has produced a combination that promotes Biting Flies through most of the year Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia
PRACTICAL OPTIONS What you can do around your homes, animal yards and farms to reduce SF s impact on you and your animals (pets/livestock) Gingin 1995
SF REDUCTION Although our research is targetting the sources of SF breeding, we can also have an impact on where the adult flies end up (homes, animal yards, beaches, farms, livestock facilities etc)
TRAPS HOME MADE V COMMERCIAL RESIDUAL SPRAYS SURFACES WHERE SF REST REPELLENTS HUMANS & LIVESTOCK CHEMICALS HUMANS & LIVESTOCK SANITATION & CULTURAL CONTROL
SF BEHAVIOUR SF mainly bites cattle and horses, less so humans, dogs, goats, sheep and pigs Male & female SF bite repeatedly, feeding several times a day (early AM and late PM) SF puncture the skin several times before drawing blood After feeding, SF seek a cool, vertical surface (prefer white/blue) to rest on and ingest blood
COMMERCIAL SF TRAPS Olson Trap Bite Free Stable Fly Trap
COMMERCIAL SF TRAPS Both these traps are currently being brought into Australia (previously had to purchase from the US) We will be testing for their effectiveness this summer in and around Perth
HOME MADE TRAPS White or Blue boards/panels Protein traps other flies Rotting VM traps SF White sheets/towels toxicant system for SF Residual sprays for walls/surfaces etc
PROTEIN TRAPS
PROTEIN TRAPS WILL NOT CATCH ANY STABLE FLIES WILL CATCH: BLOWFLIES BUSHFLIES HOUSEFLIES OTHER NUISANCE FLIES
STABLE FLY SPECIFIC WILLIAMS BOARD TRAP
Williams trap SF Protein trap (BF/HF/Blowfly)
White panel (polycarbonate)/handyman board ($45/sheet) OR Corflute white panel ($6/sheet)
Paint the board (F/B) with a non-drying glue Flies are attracted and stick to the surface Traps target SF and catch very little else Secure the white board to a star picket Bottom of board to be 0.5m from ground Heat tin of glue first then paint on quickly Scrape off flies and glue, then re-apply Stik-em or Tanglefoot or Trapper
Stik-em or Tanglefoot or Trapper
TOXIC TARGETS/TRAPS BEDSHEET TOWEL
TOXIC TARGETS/TRAPS Put the bedsheet/towel into a permethrin rinse solution Use warm water and allow to soak for 5 mins Use gloves to handle Typically add 10mL of product to every 400mL of water Wring out excess fluid and hang out on line Can also treat animal bedding/areas frequented by animals
TOXIC TARGETS/TRAPS APPLY RESIDUAL SPRAYS TO WHITEBOARDS DON T APPLY TO VERTICAL TRAP APPLY WHEN ON GROUND & FLAT ALLOW TO DRY THEN PUT UP WHITEBOARD
TOXIC TARGETS/TRAPS SOAK ORLON YARN/ROPE IN RINSE/RESIDUAL PUT NOTCHES IN WHITEBOARD WRAP YARN AROUND WHITEBOARD
COLOURS PHTHALOGEN BLUE (MOST EFFECTIVE) OR WHITE BOARDS/SHEETS/PANELS
YES.BEACH BALLS Either paint with non drying glue or treat with a residual spray coloured beach balls catch up to 10X more SF than standard Alsynite surfaces
ROTTING VM/MANURE TRAPS Flies enter from top down flies enter from bottom up
REMEMBER Flies breed in any rotting vegetable or organic matter (plant based)
OR Flies breed in Animal Manures Fly species breeding in different manures changes as the dung ages from fresh to old (much like an animal carcass/body)
ROTTING VM/MANURE TRAPS USE ANY ROTTING VEGETABLE MATTER (IDEALLY CELERY, CABBAGE, LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, SILVERBEET, LEEK) USE ALONE OR COMBINE WITH ANIMAL MANURE
ROTTING VM TRAPS Place several Rotting VM Traps close together in a cluster to increase the odour and attraction Place away from houses and animal yards to pull SF away from home/animals
RESIDUAL SPRAYS
RESIDUAL SPRAYS APPLY WHEREVER FLIES REST OR CONGREGATE IN SHADY AREAS, GET 2 3 MONTHS PROTECTION IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, 1 2 MONTHS PROTECTION
RESIDUAL SPRAYS 954 PRODUCTS CURRENTLY REGISTERED AGAINST FLIES IN WA REPELLENTS, SPRAYS, RINSES, CREAMS, LOTIONS, RESIDUALS, FOGGERS ETC Table below are registered against SF FICAM W POWDER-SPRAY- BENDIOCARB HOUSES/YARDS PHARMA-CHEMICAL S/SHIEL SPRAY - CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS ANIMALS/HOUSES PHARMA-CHEMICAL Q KILL SPRAY/RINSE - CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS ANIMALS/HOUSES ARISTOPET ANIMAL HEALTH SPRAY/RINSE CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS DOGS AND HORSES NUCIDOL 200 EC SPRAY - DIAZINON ANIMALS & YARDS FIDO'S PERMETHRIN RINSE SPRAY/RINSE PERMETHRINS DOGS AND HORSES EQUIS SHOO FLY SPRAY/RINSE PERMETHRINS HORSES ECOVET INSECT REPELLENT REPELLENT CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS ANIMALS & YARDS ELANCO ELECTOR PSP SPRAY - SPINOSAD ANIMAL YARDS VETSENSE PERMETROL SPRAY/RINSE - PERMETHRINS DOGS AND HORSES SAINT BERNARD PETCARE REPELLENT CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS ANIMALS/HOUSES
CATTLE POUR ONS ANTI PARASITIC DRUGS INSECTICIDE EAR TAGS
CATTLE INSECTICIDE IMPREGNATED EAR TAGS DIAZINON (PATRIOT, VERBAC, TERMINATOR, Y TEX) ZETA CYPERMETHRIN (Y TEX PYTHON) BETA CYFLUTHRIN (CYLENCE ULTRA) TETRACHLORVINPHOS (RABON) COUMAPHOS/DIAZINON (CO RAL PLUS) ABAMECTIN (Y TEX AGGRESSOR)
CATTLE INSECTICIDE IMPREGNATED EAR TAGS NEED 2/ANIMAL (DIFFICULTY PUTTING ON) WORK BETTER WITH BIGGER HERDS THAT GENERATE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE INSECTICIDE PLUME LESS EFFECTIVE ON INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS
CATTLE PRODUCT NAME COOPERS COOPAFLY ELANCO DEMIZE COOPERS EASY-DOSE ARREST EASY-DOSE BOMBARD VIRBAC DELTAFLY EASY-DOSE SWISH DELTAMAX QUICK-DOSE TYPE ACTIVE INGREDIENT POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - ZETA-CYPERMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN
CATTLE NUCIDOL 200 EC NEPOREX 2 GR HOKOEX FLY LARVICIDE SPRAY - DIAZINON GRANULES -CYROMAZINE GRANULES - CYROMAZINE
CATTLE Any insects that bite or draw blood from animals with an endectocide (anti parasitic or anthelmintic drugs) such as abamectin, ivermectin, doramectin, moxidectin will die over 4 6 weeks post injection. **Beware of dung beetle sensitivity**
CATTLE PRODUCT NAME COOPERS COOPAFLY ELANCO DEMIZE COOPERS EASY-DOSE ARREST EASY-DOSE BOMBARD VIRBAC DELTAFLY EASY-DOSE SWISH DELTAMAX QUICK-DOSE TYPE ACTIVE INGREDIENT POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - ZETA-CYPERMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN
Cattle walk through trap developed by CSIRO in the 1970 s for buffalo fly control
Newly developed walk through trap (QLD) Can be easily modified to increase SF removal flies
HORSES
HORSES RUGS FACE MASKS LEG PROTECTORS REPELLENT SPRAYS SPRAYS/RINSES EAR TAGS
HORSES DERMCARE PERMOXIN JOSEPH LYDDY N-DEM DAVID KURITCH BLUE RIBBON READY TO USE PHARMA-CHEMICAL S/SHIELD PHARMA-CHEMICAL QUICK KILL ARISTOPET ANIMAL HEALTH FLYAWAY NUCIDOL 200 EC NEPOREX 2 GR FIDO'S PERMETHRIN RINSE SWIFT READY-TO-USE Y-TEX BRUTE COOPERS EASY-DOSE COOPERS EQUIFLY VIRBAC FLY AWAY EQUIFLY ADVANTIX EQUIS SHOO FLY VETSENSE PERMETROL DELTAFLY EASY-DOSE HOKOEX FLY LARVICIDE ECOVET INSECT REPELLENT SWISH Z-ITCH DELTAMAX QUICK-DOSE SPRAY/RINSE - PERMETHRIN CREAM CITRONELLA/DEET ET AL CREAM- REPELLENT CITRONELLA/DEET SPRAY - PERMETHRINS SPRAY - CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS SPRAY/RINSE - CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS SPRAY/RINSE CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS SPRAY DEET/PERMETHRINS SPRAY - DIAZINON GRANULES -CYROMAZINE SPARY/RINSE PERMETHRINS POUR-ON PERMETHRINS PERMETHRINS POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON DELTAMETHRIN LIQUID - IMIDACLOPRID/PERMETHRIN SPRAY/RINSE PERMETHRINS SPRAY/RINSE - PERMETHRINS POUR-ON-DELTAMETHRIN GRANULES - CYROMAZINE REPELLENT CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN POUR-ON - PERMETHRIN POUR-ON - DELTAMETHRIN
DOGS DERMCARE PERMOXIN SPRAY/RINSE - PERMETHRIN DOGS/KENNELS JOSEPH LYDDY N-DEM CREAM CITRONELLA/DEET ET AL DOGS BLUE RIBBON READY 2 USE SPRAY - PERMETHRINS DOGS PHARMA-CHEMICAL SHIELD SPRAY - CITRONELLA/PYRETH DOGS/KENNELS PHARMA-CHEMICAL Q KILL SPRAY/RINSE - CITRONELLA/PYRETH DOGS/KENNELS ARISTOPET ANIM HEALTH SPRAY/RINSE CITRONELLA/PYRETH DOGS FIDO'S PERMETHRIN RINSE SPRAY/RINSE PERMETHRINS DOGS ADVANTIX LIQUID - IMIDACLOPRID/PERMETHRIN DOGS VETSENSE PERMETROL SPRAY/RINSE - PERMETHRINS DOGS ECOVET INSECT REPELLENT REPELLENT CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS DOGS SAINT BERNARD PETCARE REPELLENT CITRONELLA/PYRETHRINS DOGS
For most recent information. Visit: www.apvma.gov.au (Australian Pesticides &Veterinary Medicines Authority) On Homepage LHS menu bar, click on Registered Products then click on PUBCRIS database Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia