Livestock producers are being urged to follow new guidelines for the application of insecticide chlorpyrifos in a bid to secure the chemical’s future as a key pesticide on intensive grassland units.

Fels-Naptha soap, available in grocery stores, is an effective nontoxic insecticide. This insect spray is economical and environmentally safe for indoors or in the garden. You can use it for soft ...

Pasture fly season is approaching and now is the time to evaluate your horn fly management plan for the 2018 grazing season. First, re-evaluate last year’s plan. Did it provide adequate fly control?

MANSEHRA, Nov 3: The district coordination officer on Thursday directed the district administration to ensure spray of insecticides in cattle markets and on animals leaving and entering Mansehra to ...

Insecticide impregnated cattle ear tags have been a popular means of pasture fly (horn fly and face fly) control for over 20 years. The insecticide in them is transferred to the animal’s hair coat as ...

Speed read Dosing cattle with insecticide kills leishmania parasite-infected sandflies that bite them for a blood meal Cattle dosed 3—6 times a year with insecticide show 97 per cent efficiency in ...

Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies can punish cattle ...

Resident forcing their cows inside a cattle dip at Kimamoi in Eldama Ravine ,Baringo County.Baringo county has constructed a total of 57 cattle dips all over the county and is planning to set up more ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current ...