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The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job!™
™
The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job
Fly Predators®
The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job™
NEW
Bye Bye Insects™
Our Fabulous Fly Spray
• A Principally Essential Oil Fly Spray
That Matches The Performance Of
Pyrethroid Sprays
• Use On Both Humans And Equines
• Smells Great Too!
We Have Everything You Need For Great
Fly Control Plus Expert Advice
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The Little
AllBugs That
The Best Do A BIG Job!™
Products!
We Have The Best Old And New Fly Control
Fly Predators Bye Bye Insects
® TM
Controlling Flies Naturally For Eons The Best Fly Spray To Keep Adult Flies Away
Fly Predators are tiny beneficial insects you sprinkle We are excited about our new Bye Bye Insects.
near manure areas once a month during warm It’s the first Essential Oil Fly Spray with
weather. Fly Predators kill flies before they emerge, performance comparable to the Pyrethroid
This small pouch of
synthetic chemical products.
saving you from battling them all summer long.
Fly Predators is enough Our goal was to create the best fly repellent of any kind, but
for 5 horses for one month They’re the safe, easy-to-use natural alternative to retain the benefits of Essential Oils. In the past, Essential Oils
and costs just $21.95 spraying gallons of spray (even never kept up with synthetic chemicals.
delivered, plus sales tax. ours) or hanging endless traps, only Bye Bye Insects active ingredients are primarily Essential
to have flies keep coming back. And Oils, including Geraniol, Rosemary, Citronella, Peppermint
they will keep coming back because and Lemongrass. All ingredients meet EPA’s 25(b) Minimum
Why Wait Risk requirements.
sprays, baits and traps only affect
Another Year
You know you’ll have flies
the adult fly stage ignoring the 85% Smells Great 1 Quart $22.95
again this summer. Rather yet to emerge. Besides great performance, Bye Bye Insects also smells and 3 Quart $44.95
than wait for the inevitable
By comparison Fly Predators fix
feels terrific. Pyrethroid fly sprays warn against use on human Delivered + tax
this year, make a change skin and few people like the smell of them. By comparison,
and see how much more
the problem rather than just treat Bye Bye Insects has a pleasant scent and can be used on There are two versions
enjoyable a “hardly-a-fly” the symptoms. They’re the ounce of prevention that’s yourself, your family and your horses. of Bye Bye Insects. The
summer can be. worth pounds of cure. There’s no downside, only 3 quart pouch and 1
Once someone tries upside, as Fly Predators do not bother either people or Bye Bye Insects Is Also A Great Buy quart sprayer are
Fly Predators for at least It’s a concentrate so you can adjust its performance to what optimized for flies,
animals.
three shipments, most use you need. You can use it full strength, but we expect many but still effective for
them for as long as they So, if flies drive you and your horses crazy, try will find a 50% dilution will provide sufficient repellency. mosquitoes. The
have their animals. More Fly Predators. smaller pocket size
“Fly Predators are amazing, my fly After you use up your first quart spray bottle, don’t throw it 3 oz. and towellets,
than a few are now in their You’ll soon
population is about zero. These are away, instead refill it from our 3 quart pouch. Doing that and coming this summer,
third decade of using Fly know they’re
wonderful little bugs.” diluted by 50%, your cost per quart is only $7.49 delivered. are optimized for
Predators.
—Terri K. Alexander, AR the real deal Bye Bye Insects page 8 or spalding-labs.com/bbi19 mosquitoes.
In fact, the boarding stable Customer since 2013 in fly relief. “I don’t normally use fly sprays because they
featured in the first article
The difference never work. I used your Bye Bye Insects spray
about Fly Predators in 1978
is remarkable and chances are you’ll spend less than and was very impressed with the results.“ —
is still a customer.
Rhonda S. Marble Falls, TX Customer since 2017
See that article at: you did before.
spalding-labs.com/awc9y
For 43 years we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of
horse and livestock owners control flies the smart, safe
and easy way. Let us help you this year. The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job™
— Tom Spalding, Chief Fly Guy 1-800-560-1103 • spalding-labs.com/bug19
FLY PREDATORS®, The Little Bugs That Do A Big Job, Bye Bye Insects and Bye Bye Odor®
2 are trademarks of Spalding Laboratories. Copyright © 2019 Spalding Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. 3
The Little
The Little Bugs
Bugs That
That Do
Do A
A BIG Job!™™
BIG Job!
Too Many Flies Last Year? Fly Predators Can Fix That
The Best When you stop and think of all the things Hardly A Fly All Season
Website you bought last summer to help with flies, If you make Fly Predators and perhaps a little
it probably added up to real money and a lot “picking up” your primary fly control, your
Our goal was to make
of effort. And did it work well? animals will enjoy far fewer flies all the time rather than
this the best source of
information on all aspects This year don’t do the same “ole” thing and get the same “ole” just after you spray them. Your need to resort to sprays will
of horses, and now, other results of too many flies. Use Fly Predators® brand beneficial become occasional or even “Two farms with
Horses Fly Predators Cost eliminated. However, adjoining property
animals too. insects. You’ll have fewer flies for sure and will
per Month delivered
probably spend less too. sometimes you have no lines showed a dramatic
plus sales tax
choice, so if you’re going difference. The horses
1-5 5,000 $ 21.95
Quick and Easy-To-Use 6-10 10,000 $ 32.95 to spray be smart about were actually a “crow’s
Every three to four weeks during warm 11-15 15,000 $ 43.95 it, see page 8. mile” apart, but the
months you will automatically receive a 16-20 20,000 $ 55.95 ones with the Fly
Fly Predator shipment. After they begin
21-25 25,000 $ 66.95 A Great Value Predators defending
26-49 $2.33/head/mo + ship
hatching, spend a few minutes sprinkling Above 50 head... phone for quote.
The pouch above is them had hardly a fly
them where flies reproduce. enough for five horses problem all summer,
Easy-to-use. for one month and costs just $21.95 delivered plus sales while the other horses
While we don’t mind you These are places where there is (or Just sprinkle tax. Larger pouches for more animals are available (we have were standing in the
buying something to enjoy was) fresh manure or other rotting Fly Predators near customers with thousands of animals.) For most situations, darkest part of their
fewer pesky flies and a organic matter like spoiled hay or grass all manure areas. the amount per horse at left provides excellent control. run-in shed, stomping
less stinky barn, it’s not clippings. Just getting close to these It just takes a Fly Predators are great for other animals too. Varying and swishing their
required. areas is good enough since Fly Predators few minutes and climates, starting late, neighboring animals or manure tails.”
can travel 150 feet. you’ve done your
All of the world class management can affect quantities required. —Horse Journal
If your horses are pastured, put the fly control for the We urge you to call us for advice, particularly if you have
content, including videos,
Fly Predators out near their “favorite” month. any questions. We can almost always fix even the most Female Fly Predators
books, articles and music
potty spots as well as near the manure pile, corrals and barn miserable fly situation. stop pest flies by laying
are FREE... Check it out.
area. No property is too big for Fly Predators. their eggs in the fly’s
Meet Zara, The Optimum Start Is pupa (cocoon) killing the
No Pesticides, No Larvicides, No Worry Just Before Flies immature fly.
Fly Predator Using Fly Predators avoids any potential side effects from The optimum time to start By keeping the “good”
Watch her video and pesticides or feed thru larvicides. Just reading a pesticide Fly Predators for your area Fly Predator population
learn all that you need warning label is perhaps the best advertisement for natural, is when the daytime highs Optimum Starting Time For elevated, with regular
to know to be Fly Free the organic Fly Predators. By contrast there is no warning label get into the 60s. It’s always Fly Predators: releases, the “bad” pest
easy way. for Fly Predators. before the flies are a problem. February March fly population can be
spalding-labs.com/nwgm6
The three species we ship in an optimized mix are: By starting prior to the first April May nearly eradicated.
Connect With Us Muscidifurax raptorellus, Muscidifurax zaraptor and Spalangia fly hatch there will be relatively few viable fly pupae that
Shown 8x actual size.
@SpaldingLabs endius or Spalangia cameroni. These are found naturally survived the winter, so the ratio of Fly Predators to fly pupae
You’ll never see or notice
throughout North America so you likely already have (cocoons) is high.
Fly Predators.
some, just not enough for full fly control. You’ve This allows the Fly Predators to reduce the initial fly breeding
never noticed them since they don’t bother people or population to a very low level, which can mean fewer flies all
animals or become a nuisance. summer. Then continue with Fly Predator shipments every
three to four weeks, stopping a month before the daytime
"I've used Fly Predators for 40 years and temps drop down into the low 60s. If you start after the pest
they have done a superb job on my place.” flies have built up to high levels, an initial shipment of two to
Actual
—Robert M. Miller, DVM Thousand Oaks, CA three times the normal quantity will be needed. Size
pinterest.com/Spaldinglabs robertmmiller.com
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™
The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job!™
Stop Future Flies with Fly Predators® How Well Do Fly Predators Work?
Stop flies from reproducing by cleaning up the areas they
breed in and adding Fly Predators. You simply sprinkle
Ask Our Customers
them near all fly reproduction areas, manure and rotting “Those little Fly Predators are amazing! Very
vegetation, every three to four weeks until the end of Happy and so are the horses and the pony!”
warm months. Fly Predators kill flies before they emerge. FREE Double Up —Patti W. Kewanna, IN Customer since 2006 shown at right
Start with a double or triple dose of Fly Predators for the Bonus “Speaking to the Spalding Fly Predators booth at the
first few shipments if flies are bad. When you order five horse expo really helped me, doing what he told me to
months of Fly Predators do really helped!”
When used alone Fly Predators can take 3-4 weeks to
we will double the quantity — Carol S. Newcastle, CA Read Thousands
control flies, as the existing adult flies (which
of one of those months for New Customer in 2018 of customer comments at
Fly Predators don’t effect) need to die off. When used with daughter Katie, shown at left
free. Order 9 months and spalding-labs.com/zs6f2
traps or bait you can see a difference much sooner. It’s OK
you’ll receive double the “I have been using Fly Predators Enter your zip code and see
to spray your horses, just don’t do it near manure areas. quantity for two months. for 12 years. What a difference it makes now.” all the comments near you
Doubling the Fly Predators —Terri L. Green Bay, WI Customer since 2007
Fly Predators Are Highly Effective during the worst fly
“After using Fly Predators for a dozen years we have
For All Kinds Of Animals months helps ensure good
no fly problems on the horses
Our satisfied customers range from the nation’s largest fly control.
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or in the house.” —Robert P. Bellingham, WA
equine facilities to backyard horse folks as well as dairies, Customer since 2007 shown at left
poultry and pork producers, kennels, zoos, feedlots, show and
rodeo grounds, fairs, and more. Anyone with rotting organic “We have been using Fly Predators since
matter on their property can benefit from using Fly Predators. 2005 and this has to be one of the best years
for fly control.” — Bob B. Sahuarita, AZ Customer
Fly Predator since 2005 shown at right
EQUALS “I have used Fly Predators for 9 years now. I experimented one year with going
75
without Fly Predators and was sorry I did. They really make a difference.”
—Kim M. Oakfield, WI Customer since 2009
“With Fly Predators I have fewer flies in my barn than I’ve seen
on friend’s patios!” —Susie J. Red Oak, TX Customer since 2007
Works Great for Fly Predators
“Very happy with Fly Predators. Horses very happy too!”
Other Livestock per Month —Peter T. Morrill, ME New Customer in 2018 shown at left
Cattle, dairies, horses..........................1,000 per animal
Feedlots, llamas...................................500 per animal
Fewer Flies “Have used Fly Predators in the last few
Fly Predators break the years and it just gets better and better.
Goats, sheep, dogs, swine....................300 per animal
fly’s life cycle. The hard Those little dudes are amazing!” —Bill D. Van Buren, AR Customer since 2010
Chickens.............................................4 per bird
working Fly Predator
finds and kills roughly 75 “We have 2 horses on 2 acres. We sat on the patio last night and only saw
Get The Real Deal 3 flies. Used to not be able to sit outside. Fly Predators do a
pest fly pupae before they
Make sure you get “Real” Fly Predators. Others advertising
hatch. Every female pest tremendous job.” —Sheri M. Austin, TX New Customer in 2018
“cheaper” fly bugs ship 90% Nasonia, a species that
fly that doesn’t make it
published studies show is ineffective for large animals. By “I am a believer!! Last year the horses wore fly masks daily,
means potentially up to
comparison dozens of studies over 40+ years have shown this year they didn’t wear them once. Last year I bought
900 fewer bothersome flies.
good efficacy for animals, large and small, with the species gallons of fly spray, this year I bought a bottle prior to
you get with real Fly Predators. purchasing Fly Predators and have barely used it. Love, love,
love it!!” —Donna B. Spring Hill, KS New Customer in 2018 shown at right
spalding-labs.com/bug19 • 1-800-560-1103
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The
TheLittle Bugs That Do
New Generation Of A BIG Job!™
Repellents!
Bye Bye Insects
TM
Bye Bye Insects’ Biting Stable Fly Repellency
Performance on Horses vs. Other Brands*
The New Spray On The Market
That’s Aiming To Be Your Favorite Bye Bye Insects™
You may wonder what are the bug guys
doing offering fly spray. Quite simply
this is a continuation of the past 43
years where we have been helping
animal owners control flies the
natural way with Fly Predators.
For many of those years we’ve also
offered complementary products like
our Bye Bye Odor and other companies’
Fly Traps and Fly Spray. Providing the full tool kit
Better
needed for great fly control better helps our customers. Now
we are introducing Bye Bye Insects, our own Fly Spray.
Fly Spray Hasn’t Improved 1 Quart $22.95
Much For Decades 3 Quart $44.95 Hours
Most popular Pyrethroid based fly sprays were registered in Delivered + tax * Looking at the graph above of fly repellency, note that Bye Bye Insects (Yellow) has
the 1980’s and 1990’s. UltraShield Red is an exception, it
comparable repellency to Farnam’s Tri-Tec14, Absorbine’s UltraShield Red and Pyranha’s
was registered in 2011. If you look closely at the label, they
Spray & Wipe, three of the “high end” Pyrethroid based sprays. Bye Bye Insects performed far
mostly have the same active ingredients.
better than the other Essential Oil sprays like Absorbine’s UltraShield Green or SmartPak’s
OutSmart. These tests were for Biting Stable Flies which are harder to repel than House Flies.
We Wanted Ours To Be Better Chart data as of 10/20/18. Test protocol and full data posted at spalding-labs.com/bbi19
Our first goal was to create the best fly and mosquito
repellent. Second, we wanted to retain the benefits of using Bye Bye Insects
primarily Essential Oils. In the past, Essential Oils never kept Has Been Rigorously Tested Barbara
up with synthetic chemicals in performance. The chart on the Spalding
We’ve been working on Bye Bye Insects since 2016 and are still
next page shows how Bye Bye Insects compares to popular fly
improving it. As of December 2018, this has involved testing over
sprays on horses.
32 different formulations, with 6,000+ equine fly counts in 6 field
studies conducted in two states. We’ve also completed over 15,000
And Smell Better Too human mosquito counts in 30 studies. Bye Bye Insects has been
Besides matching performance of Pyrethroid horse sprays, “I have tested Bye Bye tested for repellency with Flies and Mosquitoes. We will be testing
Bye Bye Insects also smells and feels terrific. Pyrethroid fly Insects repellent fly spray for other insects this summer.
sprays warn against use on human skin and few people like and this is the most
the smell of them. Bye Bye Insects has a pleasant scent and effective product of the Bye Bye Insects’ performance on horses was also judged by
can be used on yourself, your family and many we have used on our surveying almost 1,000 early release customers. Of those
your horses. horses and mules.” responding, 44% said it worked better and 45% said it worked the
same as their current (mostly Pyrethroid) fly sprays. 47% said Bye
More on Bye Bye Insects at: —Dr. Robert M. Miller DVM
Bye Insects would replace their current spray, 41% said maybe it
spalding-labs.com/bbi19 Esteemed Author,
would. This was before they knew how cost effective it was.
Equine Behaviorist
Absorbine’s UltraShield Green and Red, Farnam’s Tri-Tec14 and Bronco,
Pyranha’s Spray & Wipe, SmartPak’s OutSmart, Spalding’s Bye Bye Insects are
1-800-560-1103 trademarks of those respective companies. Copyright 2019 Spalding Labs
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The
TheLittle Bugs That Do
New Generation A BIG Job!™
Of Repellents!
You Can Adjust Bye Bye Insects’
Performance To What Is Needed
Bye Bye Insects is a concentrate. It can be used Why You Should Prefer Essential Oils
“Five other people at
at full strength, but we expect many will find
my stable have tried it,
Over Synthetic Chemicals
a 50% dilution will still provide sufficient Bye Bye Insects active ingredients are primarily Essential
and all prefer it to the
repellency. On your first quart spray bottle, Oils, including Geraniol, Rosemary, Citronella, Peppermint
product they’re using.“
use the full strength until half is gone, then and Lemongrass. These have been used for centuries with
—Sue W. Davis, CA
refill with tap water and see if you notice a negligible adverse
Customer since 2018
difference. In our tests, half strength lasted impact. Our Rosemary, Bye Bye Insects
roughly 1-2 hours less than full strength. “At a clinic others Peppermint, Vanillin and
Active Ingredients:
wanted to know why Lemongrass are food Geraniol.................... 4.88%
Our Refill Pouch Is A Smart Buy my horse smelled so grade quality as well. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 1.36%
After you use up your first quart ($22.95 delivered+tax) good, thanks Bye Bye Peppermint Oil............ .94%
The EPA has a list of
don’t throw it away. Instead refill it from our 3 quart EZ Insects!” Rosemary Oil.............. .87%
ingredients known as
refill pouch. The ecological and stay fresh 3 quart pouch —Gina Z. Mc Arrington, TN Citronella Oil............... .70%
25(b) Minimum Risk
costs $44.95 delivered+tax. 3 Quart refill pouch allows Customer since 2013
Lemongrass Oil........... .07%
which includes those Eugenol...................... .07%
That’s like buying 2 quarts and getting the third one simple, spill free, accurate Essential Oils. A product Inert Ingredients*...... 91.11%
refill of the spray bottle to “Love the smell and
free. Thus, each full strength refilled quart is only $14.98. that only uses 25(b) Total 100%
the concentration you want that I don’t have to
Diluted to 50% it’s $7.49 per quart delivered. ingredients (and Bye Bye * Water, Isopropyl Alcohol,
worry If I get it on me.”
That’s one of the lowest costs on the market for far better Insects does) needs not Lauric Acid, Glyceryl
—Sandra S. Dublin, CA
performance than other low-priced sprays. to be registered with the Monooleate, Vanillin,
Customer since 2012
EPA. This means the Glycerin, Citric Acid, Sodium
The pouch is also far easier to use than the typical gallon Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate,
“Received Bye Bye EPA has not reviewed
size rigid bottles. Just put the tap in the opening of the Xanthan Gum
Insects yesterday and Bye Bye Insects, but
quart bottle and squeeze the valve. It’s easy to create the
I’m so flipping happy! we have registered with
concentration you need. Refilling is quick and spill free.
I used it on my old every state requiring a license to distribute in their state.
Buying fly spray by the quart will seem silly after you try
man Sir Jordy before
our pouch.
our morning walk. I
Shake Before Each Use Or Refill
The Essential Oils in Bye Bye Insects can separate to the
Bye Bye Insects Aroma Is Very used it on myself too.
Not a twitch or flyby top with the aqueous solution at the bottom, much like an
Pleasant: Floral and Peppermint by ANY creature! LOVE oil and vinegar salad dressing, Since the sprayer pulls from
But, like perfume, a little can go a long way and too much this product!” the bottom of the bottle, if you don’t shake it before use,
can be overwhelming. So spray less Bye Bye Insects than you "I know this is you’ll be spraying mostly water which won’t repel anything.
—Claudia L. Sarasota, FL
do with normal Fly Spray the first few times. If the aroma is insect repellent Also give the refill pouch a good shake before dispensing.
Customer since 2015
OK, but you need it to last longer, spray heavier. and not aftershave shown below with Sr Jordy
Also, like anything new to you and your horse, apply to a lotion. If you were Have We Made The Perfect Spray?
small area first to make sure there is no adverse reaction. It’s a large animal Vet Getting close but not yet. One issue is with slight yellow
not likely, but there is no reason to find out you’re the one. you'd understand." staining on white and grey hair. If used lightly, the staining
is minimal and will wear off over time. Other than on white
A Spray For People As Well As Horses While this is a funny and grey hair, this is not noticeable. We are working on
You can use Bye Bye Insects on yourself as well as equines. RMM Vet cartoon to fixing this for next year. More on Bye Bye Insects at:
Who hasn’t needed that? By comparison all Pyrethroid make our point, NEVER spalding-labs.com/bbi19
pesticide sprays, including Pyrethrins, Permethrin, spray yourself with
Cypermethrin are NOT labeled for use on humans. Pyrethroid fly spray.
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The LittleClean
A Smell Bugs Up,
That DoAACover
Not Up!™
BIG Job!
Amazing Bye Bye Odor® Easy-to-Use, Just a Light Mist
The most popular Bye Bye Odor is the 4 oz. concentrate.
For stalls simply pour the 4 oz. bottle into a clean 2 to 3
Bye Bye Odor
For Cats
gallon garden-type, pump-up sprayer and add tap water. This offers the same great
“Really like your Bye Bye Bye Bye Odor® is a safe microbial solution that
Clean stalls as you normally do, spray a light mist of Bye performance for indoor use
Odor for the stall.“ can substantially reduce or eliminate odors
Bye Odor on the wet spots then re-bed. Regular daily usage on Kitty Litter boxes,
and ammonia vapors caused by urine and
—Patrick M. Mooresville, IN
is suggested for best results. Within a few days of daily etc. The starting
manure. The Bye Bye Odor microbes, when
Customer since 2017
application (sometimes just overnight) the unpleasant smell package includes
wet, consume and break down the organics
and dangerous ammonia will be gone. a 4 oz. concentrate
“I LOVE LOVE LOVE Bye that cause the smell and ammonia vapor,
that refills the 11 oz.
Bye Odor. That works unlike other products that simply soak up urine
better than anything I for removal or try to capture the ammonia vapors. Cost Effective Flairasol bottle 30
times for $29.95.
have ever tried!!!” One 4 oz. bottle of Bye Bye Odor
Refills are
—Laurie R, Nelson, NH
That Familiar Barn Smell May Concentrate costing $19.95 will treat 5
$19.95. This is
Customer since 2017 Be Putting Your Horses At Risk horse stalls for one month. For larger
effectively 1/3
facilities, a 32 oz. bottle ($119.95) treats 40
Veterinary research has indicated that ammonia levels in a the cost of pet
“I spray Bye Bye Odor stalls for one month.
horse stall or trailer can exceed 200 parts per million (ppm). store products.
every day on the urine
For humans, OSHA has set the 15-minute exposure limit for
spots. I have had the
ammonia at 35 ppm. This means that both horses Bye Bye Odor Is Great For: For more information:
best results ever.” spalding-labs.com/9cats
and horse owners can be exposed to very high Stalls, Trailers, Pens, Saddle Blankets,
—Jimmie B. Lucerne Valley, CA
and unhealthy amounts of ammonia when Kennels, Dog Beds, Cages, Sweaty
Customer since 2008
inside barns or trailers. Without realizing it, Shoes, Cat Litter and More! “Within days of
“I find the Bye Bye Odor you can be adversely affecting your horse’s
The microbes used in Bye Bye Odor are starting to use
health and performance.
very effective, people effective against manure, urine, perspiration Bye Bye Odor,
have no idea that we We’ve measured stalls at 120 ppm ammonia and many other funky smells. our barn smelled
have kitties!” (cleaned only two days earlier), yet the owner didn’t
— Charlotte, H. think their stalls smelled bad. After an application of Bye Bye
Customers are finding uses that we never imagined, terrific.”
like the black water tank of live-in horse trailers,
Coopersburg, OH Odor, 24 hours later the ammonia levels were reduced to 10 “Although it takes a
for winter blankets, dog beds, sweaty gym clothes
Customer since 2007 to 15 ppm. Ammonia is heavier than air so it’s near ground couple of days to really
and shoes, musty closets, around toilets,
level where your horse’s nostrils can be. notice the difference,
“I have found with truck floor mats, carpets, furniture, kitty
To appreciate how bad ammonia might be in your barn, litter boxes, skunked dogs and more. If once that was done we
Bye Bye Odor, not only
kneel down and take a whiff. it pees, poops, sweats or is moldy, Bye Bye became nearly addicted
does the stable smell
Odor will help their areas and things not to using this spray. A
better, it reduces the fly
population.”
Eliminates Barn Odor smell. More info at: spalding-labs.com/19bbo daily light mist was all
That’s Attracting Flies it took to keep the stalls
—Pam W. Troy, MO
Bye Bye Odor
®
Price Delivered fresh, as well as any
daughter Mollie shown below Another benefit of a clean-smelling barn can be Size Makes Plus Sales tax equipment we wanted
Customer since 2014 fewer flies. That’s because flies’ amazing sense 4 oz. Concentrate 2.5 gal. p $19.95
4 oz. Concentrate + empty 24 oz. bottle p $24.95
to deodorize. It has a
of smell lets them find stinky rotting organic
4 oz. 4 pak Concentrate 10 gal. p $69.95 fresh, natural scent, it
matter (the good stuff) from a long way away.
32 oz. Concentrate 20 gal. p $119.9 simply keeps working.
If you ever wondered why there are more 4 oz. Bye Bye Odor For Cats with We could deodorize
flies in your barn than elsewhere, guess empty Flairsol 11 oz. sprayer p$29.95
virtually anything. Our
what, it might be a super-sized stinky fly All Items with p ship for Free.
Best Buy is Bye Bye
magnet. Use Bye Bye Odor to eliminate
Odor. It’s inexpensive
harmful ammonia and barn odor. Let
and easy-to-use”.
the flies find someone else’s stinky barn 4 oz. 32 oz. —Horse Journal
instead. Concentrate Concentrate
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18 19TheThe
Catch Little Bugs
Flies That
Your Do A BIG
Neighbor Job!™
Is Sending!
Traps Get Adult Flies Protect Your Horses
Traps can complement Fly Predators as they’ll get the adult
flies coming in from neighbors and the few flies your
From The Meanest Flies Out There
Fly Predators might not have stopped in time. First, identify Biting Stable Fly Traps New H-Trap Lure
what kind of flies are bugging your animal: Bothers (House The Bite Free™ Stable Fly trap (F. $10.49) is a trap that Attracts Even
Flies) or Biters (Stable Flies). Second, you need to pick the
right trap as no single trap will catch every kind of pest fly.
almost every horse owner should have but most don’t. This More Horse &
was the most effective trap tested in an USDA report on
Third, you need to put those traps in the right locations. Biting Stable Flies. It’s essential if you have horses stomping
Deer Flies
and twitching. It can be rinsed off a few times too. This lure
Most Horse Owners Usually Need More on traps at: spalding-labs.com/m3v34 contains
At Least Three Different Traps 1-octen-3-ol,
Use Odor traps for House Flies (A, C, D, E,), the stinky ones Horse and Deer Fly Trap a chemical
you add water to, and put those away from your animals, Horse Flies, Deer Flies and Green Heads are of the Tabanidae which has
been proven
never in the barn. Also use Sticky traps (B.) in the barn to Don’t Do This To family. These Bad Boys (actually Bad Girls since the males
to attract Tabanid flies and
catch House Flies and many other flying insects. For Biting don’t bite) are the largest flies with the most painful bite.
Stable Flies the only one that catches the leg biters is the Bite
Your Horses! can increase the catch rate
Horses hate these flies and will do anything to get away
Free (F.). These odor traps are in from them. Since these are water breeders, Fly Predators of the H-Trap from 3 to 5
the perfect spot to attract cannot stop their reproduction. The only control available are times. It will last for about
House Fly Odor Traps MORE flies to bother your specialty traps that are designed to attract Tabanid flies. 1 month. $16.95 for one,
Our choice for House Fly odor traps is Starbar’s®. Use the horses. Put these away $44.95 for 3. Available only
Place the H-Trap in a sunny area between the source of for CO, CT, IN, FL, GA, KY,
reusable Terminator Pro® (E. $23.99) if you want the highest from your animals, not
Tabanid Flies, typically ponds and streams and your animals LA, MA, NC, NJ, NY, NH,
performance. Use the disposable Giant Fly Relief™ bag (D. near them.
(and beyond your animals’ reach). Horse and Deer Flies are OH, PA, TN.
$5.99) if you are hanging traps—it’s double the size of the F. attracted to the dark ball, thinking it
regular Fly Relief™ bag, also available for $4.99. The Trap ‘N
Toss® (C. $5.99) can sit on the ground or hang. The Milk
is an animal and a blood meal. When The Most
the flies hit the ball, they fly up and
Jugg traps (A. $10.99 for two) are the lowest cost and D. E.
get trapped in the collection cup at
Effective
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C. the top. Note this trap only Tabanidae Trap
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every trap shipment.
H-Trap found it collected
B. One H-Trap will cover
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House Fly a 5 horse outdoor
flies as the Horse Pal trap
Sticky Traps paddock of about
and over twice as many flies
2.5 acres. This trap
The yellow EZ Trap® (B. as the Nzi trap. $299.95 +
is sturdy, chemical
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free and with its one leg,
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ground anchor. Assembly is not difficult and it has a
All traps are OK to use
Buy From Those Who Know Traps with Fly Predators
two year warranty for mechanical defects. It will last for years
Lots of places sell fly traps, but few know much about if brought in during winter and high wind storms.
them. The type of trap and where you put them make a
huge difference in their effectiveness. Watch Our How To Use Fly Traps Video”
See how easy it is to use fly traps effectively.
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20 21The Little
A Little FlyBugs That
Savvy DoAALong
Goes Job!™
BIG Way!
A Five Minute Read To Few Flies into diapause (hibernation).
At this point they become
important because these
two flies can come from Don’t Make
Often the simple release of Fly Predators, plus modest improvements in manure vulnerable to ground
temperatures lower than
dramatically different Your Spreader
management, perhaps a few traps and occasional spraying, is all that will be needed places.
32°F. A Rolling Fly
By gaining some basic overabundance of flies.
The Life Cycle Preventing Factory
understanding of House The mortality rate is affected
Flies have four life stages Of A Fly
Fly and Stable Fly
(chart right), the time spent by the environment. Too Flies Fixes The A common mistake is
biology, particularly what Adult hot or too cold or too wet Problem keeping the manure
in each stage depends on
encourages and discourages Fly or too dry will dramatically spreader next to the barn
temperature. The fastest Using a preventive solution
their reproduction, you reduce flies survival. The and not spreading until
total time, from egg to adult Pupa like Fly Predators or making
can dramatically reduce fly other factor is predation. A it is completely filled. If
is 8 days at temperatures the area less “fly friendly”
numbers to very tolerable or number of creatures prey that takes more than 8
around 85°F and rotting requires that you treat the
hardly noticeable levels. on flies in their various life days you are creating a
organic matter remaining Eggs locations where the pest
between 40%-60% moisture stages including fly breeding hot spot on
Basic Fly Biology content. Larva (Maggot) Fly Predators, beetles,
flies are reproducing.
wheels. Run the spreader
Flies are nature’s mites, birds and ants. Add In many cases this is NOT at least weekly no matter
decomposers. When keeping Adult flies only make up hours into larvae (maggots). more predators, such as where you see the adult how full it is. You have
and feeding animals in about 15% of a total fly The larvae feed on the Fly Predators, free range flies that are bothering an extra few days beyond
relatively small areas, we population at any given rotting organic matter for chickens or Guinea Hens you or your animals. While the 5th day when the
produce an overabundance time. The other 85% are about 5 days before they and you’ll have fewer flies. you may often see large pupae are formed, as
of material that needs eggs, larvae, and pupae. pupate (form a cocoon). numbers of flies in the the mechanical action
to decompose (manure, Adult House Flies lay eggs The pupa is light to dark Identify The Fly barn, if it is being cleaned of spreading will likely
hay, spilled grain, etc.), on or near rotting organic regularly, they are unlikely damage most pupae that
brown and looks very much The first step is to identify
which can lead to an matter. Eggs hatch within to be breeding there. might have successfully
like a dark grain of rice or a the insect(s) that are
Instead they most likely formed in the spreader.
rodent dropping. Over about bothering you and your
Horseman’s Quick Fly Guide 3 days inside the pupa the animals. With horses, the
are coming from manure
Knowing what’s bugging your horse is the first step areas in pastures/corrals,
Horseman’s Quick Fly Guide
to stopping the problem.
larva metamorphose into an bothersome flies will likely
a manure pile, or other
Knowing what’s bugging your horse is the first step adult fly. Like a caterpillar be House Flies (typically 80%
Horn Fly to stopping the problem. Horse & Deer Flies moist rotting organic matter.
turns into a butterfly inside of total) and Biting Stable
Small biting fly on back. Very large flies with Those are the areas you put
Horn Fly its cocoon. Flies (typically 20%). House
Only reproduces in Horse &
powerful Deer
bite thatFlies
can cause your Fly Predators.
Small biting fly on back. Only Flies will be the ones going
undisturbed cow pats. No Very large
extreme fliesWater
pain. with breeders, Pupae are generally found
reproduces in undisturbed cow for the moisture in the eyes
cows, no Horn Flies. powerful
travel largebite that canH-Trap
distances. just a little under or to the
pats. No cows, no Horn Flies.
cause extreme pain. of your horse, but can also
House Fly sides of the rotting organic
Water breeders, travel be anywhere on the animals.
The most likely fly matter. The more pupae you
large distances. H-Trap program simply because
on your horse’s face as Biting Stables Flies will be
see, the worse the coming this is the largest single
it goes for the moisture on the fore legs and flanks
flies will be. source of (from a House Fly’s
in the eyes. They can be causing your horse to stomp
elsewhere on your horse The pupa is the life stage and twitch. Identification is perspective) “the good stuff.”
and in your barn, but will the Fly Predator attacks to
be the only ones heading to Collecting manure daily, or
kill the developing fly. The
your house.
pupal stage is important for
Note: There are no Manure at least once every 3-4 days
Bot Fly “baby” flies. When is ideal.
Biting Stable Fly Lays eggs where the horse the flies long term survival, Management
they emerge from the If you live in a drier climate
A blood feeder that goes for legs can reach with its mouth as as this stage protects the For most animal owners,
this is an internal parasite.
pupa they are full size. with little summer rain or
and flanks. If horses are twitching fly through winter. When manure management
and stomping, it’s these. Can also Best defense is to remove The smaller flies you humidity, you can spread
temperatures start dipping is THE most important
reproduce in spoiled hay, round egg masses with damp see are just different
below 47°F, the pupa goes variable in any fly control
bales, vegetation. Bite Free Trap towel. species. Continued Next Page
22 23The Little Bugs That Do A BIG Job!™
will not produce flies a month. Often, quickly around buildings you can attractants in fly bait do development.
even if damp. adding extra Fly Predators, “encourage” pest flies to not interest Fly Predators
Dung Beetle populations
plus more Traps can bring hang out elsewhere. or any other Beneficials,
can be decimated by the
Eliminate the pest flies back under whereas most sprays are
toxicity of manure from the
Potential control. Use Fly Spray Reduce Inward indiscriminate and kill all
use of de-wormers. Select a
Breeding to provide relief until the Migration the good Beneficials more
de-wormer that offers lower
Traps and Fly Predators effectively than the pest
Materials catch up.
If your neighbors have
flies. This will make your
toxicity to beetles.
animals, some of the flies
This includes rotting
you’re seeing are likely from fly problem worse in a few Mites
round bales, loose General them. The closer they are weeks. Tiny Mites (1/32
the manure thin, so that
straw, mulch, leaves, Sanitation and the more animals they Normally baits will only be inch or less
spoiled hay, grass clippings,
it dries to less than 40% In addition to manure have the bigger the problem. needed to quickly reduce in length) are
manure, garbage, and moist
moisture within a couple management, there are Two horses 1/4 mile away an existing House Fly found practically
soil with animal manure.
days, effectively killing fly lots of other places flies are not a big issue, but a population until the everywhere,
Avoid leaving moist pet foods
larvae. reproduce or are attracted feedlot across the street is. Fly Predators take control. including the breeding
outdoors and remove fallen,
to. It sounds simple but Biting Stable Flies can sites of the Stable Fly and
If your area has high fermenting, or
overall sanitation is an travel much farther, House Fly. Predaceous
humidity or regular rain in over-ripe fruits from the
important and effective way particularly if there is a mites, such as those in the
the summer, it is better to ground.
to control flies too. A little strong prevailing breeze. family Macrochelidae can be
collect your manure on the
extra work “neating up” can important natural enemies
same schedule, but then The best solution is to
yield a big fly reduction. of these pest species. By
stock pile it rather than get your neighbors to
feeding on eggs and young
spread it. When properly All outside trash and control their flies, which
managed, manure piles manure areas should be means there will be fewer Other Beneficials maggots, one mite can kill up
to 36 House Flies per day.
will generate a lot of heat, kept clean. Use garbage visiting you. If it’s only a few You Want to
effectively killing the flies cans with tight fitting lids. animals, purchasing some Encourage Mites are among the first
developing within. Because Locate the garbage cans as extra Fly Predators for their predators to colonize
of this, one big pile is better far away from the house or animals may be the most Dung Beetles manure because they
than several small piles as buildings as possible. pragmatic solution. If you Dung Beetle is the disperse by phoresy; i.e.,
the bigger pile generates More Rain Equals can’t get your neighbors to common name for beetles they “hitch-hike” on other
more heat, leaving only More Flies Clean Up Weeds control their flies, then put that are members of the insects. Mites can be best
about the outer 6” suitable Surprising as it may seem, multiple traps, of the correct Scarabaeidae family. These used by conserving their
If you have more rain than type, between you and the beetles breed, feed and natural populations by
for fly development. Turning flies need a place to rest
normal you will likely see source of those unwanted tunnel in dung deposited keeping manure dry with
the edges of the pile up and get out of the hot
more flies. This is because visitors. You can also use on pastures. Through their good ventilation and good
onto the top once a week and cool temperatures.
more material is staying in Bye Bye Odor in your barn activities, these beetles drainage. Avoid the use
can even stop those few Weeds and tall grasses
the ideal 40%-80% moisture and around garbage and break up and bury the of larvicides unless their
flies from developing. If you are perfect for this, so if
range for longer, leaving dumpsters to reduce the dung pat. This dries up effects are known to be
are dealing with a smaller you remove weeds from
more material perfect for fly smell that attracts flies. the pat and removes it as a limited to just the pest flies.
pile, try covering it in black
breeding than normal. This breeding site for pest flies.
plastic to increase the heat.
is one of the reasons why Fly Baits Hence, Dung Beetles are
Do not apply fresh manure there are “good” and “bad” See our full Fly Control
If you are not adverse to most efficient in reducing
to gardens or yards fly years. Also, it only takes Guide with information
using pesticide fly baits, numbers of flies if the
and then water it. That one burst of wet weather, on all the insects that
they can be effective beetles disperse and bury
will create a perfect fly in an otherwise dry year, to typically bother animal
for House Flies and are the dung within a few days
breeding hot spot. Properly yield a larger than normal owners:
far better than premise of its deposition before
composted manure or hatch of flies, which can spalding-labs.com/mdzka
spraying. This is because the flies can finish their
manure 90 days or older then hang around for nearly
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