Fly Eliminators

[doreenmcd]

Just wondering if anyone has tried those fly eliminators? I haven't yet but just received my first order of them.

 

[HappyMamaAcre]

I've tried a few different ones, but the Rescue brand disposable traps are the only ones that have really worked for me. And they REALLY work! I hang one next to the compost pile and it does a great job!

http://www.rescue.com/product/disposable-fly-trap

 

[nsanywhere]

I hang a few every year and catch LOTS of flies - the disposal is my least favorite job.

Last year, I read about fly predators in one of the farming magazines. Gave it a try and I'm sold. My first shipment for this year arrives Wednesday.

They are a smaller fly, sent in a packet as larve. I sprinkle them around (away from the chickens), they hatch out, and eat the eggs of the new big nasty flies. I really noticed a big drop in flies last year.

You may want to check it out, read reviews, etc. Just another option

https://www.spalding-labs.com/

 

[DonnaBelle]

I too use the fly predators from Spaulding labs in the chicken house. I have about 40 chickens, and they poop a lot.

I have coop area for baby chicks (none in there when I put the predators in) about 4x5 inside my big chicken house.

I put some fresh poop in that area, sprinkle a little water on the poop, and sprinkle the fly predators on top, they really work in the chicken house.

I haven't used them in the goat barn, it's pretty big, and I've gotten one of those auto sprayers that you put a can of fly spray in, made special for dairy areas, and it works pretty good.

In the spring here, it's fly season, and it's really hard to keep the flies down.

DonnaBelle

 

[cindyg]

I tried to get some of the Rescue Fly traps and wouldn't you know it, Home Depot in Canada doesn't have them and Home Depot online doesn't offer them. Where do you get the Fly Predator things?

 

[doreenmcd]

I ordered them from www.arbico-organics.com I sure hope they work, I dislike the traps, they smell so bad. According to the Arbico literature/catalog Churchill Downs thinks they are wonderful and have been using them since 1983. I have horses, goats, chickens and a llama and usually, lots of flies.

 

[Kotori]

I know of a fly that doesn't bite, doesn't spread disease and the scent of it repels other flies. They can be used in composting bins and the larvae fed to chickens, or you can just attract them to your area by using the techniques here: http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/

I think it explains there, but the scent the larvae give off dissuade other flies from laying their eggs. The larvae themselves are often used for reptile food, and have a 2:1 calcium to phosphorus level (perfect for reptiles, might lessen amount of calcium supplements)

The only bad things is they can't be used up north, though you can buy some of the larvae, provide an outside home for them during the warmer months, then harvest the larvae to rear indoors over a heat pad with some success.

You don't have to buy a 'bio pod', I believe they provide instructions to make your own. if not, there are many videos on youtube.

 

[kfacres]

so what's the downfall of these introduced flys you people are using? What happens when they take over a population...

you know, nearly every invasive and exotic plant and animal-- was introduced for some certain reason--- and nobody knew that they would take over and be a nuisance.

 

[Kotori]

so what's the downfall of these introduced flys you people are using? What happens when they take over a population...

you know, nearly every invasive and exotic plant and animal-- was introduced for some certain reason--- and nobody knew that they would take over and be a nuisance.

But that is the thing- they aren't invasive. they are a native species over most of the us. Only in northern states would you have to introduce it, and they would die of cold.They will die if placed in a fridge, and that is what, 45 degrees fahrenheit? Of course, You could just keep them in a closed system for their composting abilities.

And I wonder what you mean by 'you people' because I do not use them. Considered and dropped the idea because I am too far north, and rearing them indoors is simply not feasible for me. I suggested the idea of indoor rearing because someone else might evaluate pros and cons and find that favorable.

 

[kfacres]

so what's the downfall of these introduced flys you people are using? What happens when they take over a population...

you know, nearly every invasive and exotic plant and animal-- was introduced for some certain reason--- and nobody knew that they would take over and be a nuisance.

But that is the thing- they aren't invasive. they are a native species over most of the us. Only in northern states would you have to introduce it, and they would die of cold.They will die if placed in a fridge, and that is what, 45 degrees fahrenheit? Of course, You could just keep them in a closed system for their composting abilities.

And I wonder what you mean by 'you people' because I do not use them. Considered and dropped the idea because I am too far north, and rearing them indoors is simply not feasible for me. I suggested the idea of indoor rearing because someone else might evaluate pros and cons and find that favorable.

you people refers to everyone on this thread using- thinking of using- or promoting the useage of these fly killers.