Fly Parasites
Nature has provided biological control for flies. FLY
PARASITES! These tiny USDA approved beneficial insects seek out
the fly pupae and lay their eggs inside as part of their own reproductive
cycle. The fly parasite larvae consumes the pest fly's larvae.
The adult fly parasite emerges and will repeat the cycle, seeking
out other fly pupae.
Fly
parasites attack several species of filth-breeding flies commonly
associated with animals. They live on and near manure and garbage
waste disposal sites, going completely unnoticed by humans or
animals.
The key to a successful fly control program is to start early,
making scheduled weekly releases throughout the fly breeding season.
Use of supplemental control methods such as sugar baits, fly traps,
manure and breeding habitat management, etc. are recommended.
These are many factors that influence the quantity of fly parasites
to be released in a particular area. Some of these are: temperature,
humidity, rainfall, soils, manure management, breeding media,
number and type of animals in confinement, past history, migration
patterns, your expectations, etc.
To release the fly parasites think like a MAMA FLY! The parasites
should be distributed throughout the breeding areas when they
begin emerging. Our program is the easiest, most economical, long-term
method of fly control to be found.
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