When it comes to battling the bugs, it’s important to have a barn-wide system that keeps you covered from all sides. Read on to learn what types of fly control to use where so you can create the ultimate plan of attack for your whole farm.
Zone: Turnout
Mission: Keep the bugs off your horse with poll-to-tail physical protection.
(24 reviews)
(24 reviews)Zone: Turnout
Mission: Stop flies from bothering your horse’s face and ears.
Zone: Perimeter of barn and fields
Mission: Catch flies before they get near your horse. Because these traps attract flies, don’t hang them too close to your barn and horses.
(25 reviews)Zone: Turnout and riding
Mission: Kill and repel flies, mosquitos, ticks, and gnats.
(220 reviews)
(167 reviews)
(25 reviews)Zone: Feed room
Mission: Help your horse battle the bugs with garlic, apple cider vinegar, and other ingredients that help deter biting insects. Order in SmartPaks™ to ensure your horse never misses a serving.
(1132 reviews)
Zone: Manure piles
Mission: Reduce the fly population. Fly Predators feed on fly larvae to keep the population in check..
(81 reviews)
Personal experience…
enjoy the summer!
Fly predators: WORKS LIKE A CHARM! It blew my mind how much they reduced our fly population! Plus, they are one of the only things that beats out the green heads and horse flies!
Ultrashield and Pyranha fly sprays are great too! I like the UltraShield only because it seems a little gentler on my horse’s skin, and he HATES the aerosol spray!
Crusader fly masks with ears are the only fly masks I will ever buy! Fabulous product!
While those are nice fly sheets, I have a bias towards Horseware Ireland and bought my horse the Rambo Fly buster vamoose with no-fly zone.