Here are some of the harmful effects resulting from excess flys in the farming industry:

• Reduce milk production as cows expend energy fending off flies. They may also stop eating, being only concerned with fighting the flies. Studies have shown 15-30% lower milk production due to flies.
• Cause reduced feed conversion efficiency. Stable flies have been known to cause severe weight retardation in young calves and beef cattle.
• Cause blood loss.
• Cause hide damage.
• Increase the risk of complaints and legal action from the public.
• Put stress on young replacement animals, delaying their entry into production and adversely affecting lifelong production performance.
• Reduce farm worker productivity as flies interfere with work such as feeding and milking. Both animals and humans are annoyed and suffer from stable fly bites.
• Cattle tend to huddle together to protect their legs and belly from painful stable fly bites. They stomp their feet to dislodge
  the flies and this leads to animal fatigue.
• Increase the frequency of animal disease transmission, leading to increased medication costs and increased veterinary service costs. Diseases transmitted to dairy cows by flies include mastitis, pink-eye, brucellosis and streptococci and staphylococci bacterial infections. They can also transmit salmonella and E. coli, increasing the likelihood of milk contamination and loss.
• Increase the potential for spread of human diseases.

Why should farmers use Leaf Pest Control services?

• Leaf utilizes Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and can offer advice on monitoring fly populations, cultural control practices, biological control agents and chemical control.
• Leaf’s technician’s are trained to provide prompt, efficient and effective service.
• Leaf’s services are economical.
• Leaf’s service is provided in a manner that avoids milk contamination, is safe for animals and humans and prevents the spread of diseases from farm to farm.
• Leaf can provide solutions to other farm problems: rodents, birds, stinging insects and others.
• Leaf guarantees all of its work.