Re: [AlpacaTalk] Flies making me nuts.....

 

Has anyone ever tried to use or make one of those square cedar fly traps?

 

Susan Olson

Alpaca Loco

Riveriside, CA 

 

In a message dated 6/29/2013 5:38:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lauraroberts518@gmail.com writes:

 

We have used them for several years. They work well and never caught a bird, just nasty flies, ocassional moths, wasps.
Laura
R Half Pint Farm
Alpacas & Miniature Dairy Goats

On Jun 28, 2013 6:33 PM, "David Friedman" <alpacas@roadrunner.com> wrote:

 

I wonder if any others on this site have experience with this product.   We love our barn swallows!

Dave

Dave and Esther Friedman
Adirondack Alpacas
"From the Womb to the Loom"
9568 Old Stage Road
Remsen, NY 13438
315-831-3040

On Jun 26, 2013, at 11:17 AM, Jan wrote:

 

Hi, Dave -
The sticky tape about which I'm talking is a narrow twine-size tape - so narrow there's almost no room for flies. We are not privileged to have barn swallows - we have LOTS of sparrows and finches - and we've NEVER had a bird stuck on this tape.

I really do highly recommend it.

jan

jan davis, derwydd alpacas, esparto ca, 530-908-1506

On 6/26/2013 7:39 AM, David Friedman wrote:

 

Jan,

My issue with the sticky tape is that barn swallows get stuck on it and cannot extricate themselves. 

Dave

Dave and Esther Friedman
Adirondack Alpacas
"From the Womb to the Loom"
9568 Old Stage Road
Remsen, NY 13438
315-831-3040

On Jun 13, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Jan wrote:

Maria - this is what works for us -

clean the fecal matter from all the pastures daily into a compost. 

treat the compost weekly with fly parasites - read this - http://www.insectary.com/portfolio-items/fly-parasites/

then - Try this in the barn:

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Sticky Roll™ Fly Tape System - 1,000 ft.

Price: $53.50

Traps up to 92% of available flies! Simply set up Sticky Roll™ around flies. When they land, they stick. When a length of tape is used up, crank it (flies and all) onto the disposable take-

Product Number: C22049N

http://www.enasco.com/action/solr/select?q=stick+roll+fly+tape+system&x=8&y=13

Finally, there is a product called QuikStrike which will get rid of any remaining flies.
Try http://www.jefferspet.com/quik-strike-fly-abatement-strip-twin-pack/camid/equ/cp/SB-Q1/

jan davis

On 6/13/2013 7:21 AM, maria b wrote:

 

Help, in my barnyard the animals do fine. (goats,sheep and chickens)but there are flies all over my alpacas. I hate it! Why is it that they are on them and how do I get rid of them?

Maria Burns (VA)

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