yellow dung fly

[Bruce]

Having found nothing with the search forums tool:

Got two 5-6 Y/O gelded Alpacas 3 weeks ago. Noticed flies in their outside dung pile that I've never noticed before. Probably because the only outside animals I've had are chickens.

Determined to be:
Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly

Is there anything I should be doing to manage these things? The boys haven't created an inside latrine as yet so I don't have any problems with these flies in the barn and they aren't an issue that I know of outside.

Thanks

 

[farmerjan]

Having found nothing with the search forums tool:

Got two 5-6 Y/O gelded Alpacas 3 weeks ago. Noticed flies in their outside dung pile that I've never noticed before. Probably because the only outside animals I've had are chickens.

Determined to be:
Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly

Is there anything I should be doing to manage these things? The boys haven't created an inside latrine as yet so I don't have any problems with these flies in the barn and they aren't an issue that I know of outside.

Thanks

Out of curiosity, searched on the internet and found some interesting stuff about them under wickipedia. Don't think you need to worry too much as they should actually help to keep down other fly populations; haven't seen them here but it seems they like cooler/colder temps

 

[greybeard]

Males spend most of their time on the dung, waiting for females

Sounds like some of the old guys I talk to at the local coffee shop/liar's den.

 

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