Manure-breeding flies, control

A further application is for control of manure-breeding flies that affect livestock. Garg and Donahue (1989) reviewed the topic of applying methoprene externally to cattle as a spray, or orally in admixture with feed rations, mineral blocks, drinking water, or in sustained-release bolus formulations that are retained in the reticulum and release the methoprene continuously into the faeces. The... 

Interesting applications of juvenile hormone mimics such as methoprene have been developed. These include mosquito control, particularly where the use of toxic pesticides must be avoided feed-through formulations for horn fly control in ruminants, where the flies breeding in the manure fail to metamorphose into sexually mature adults ... 

It is added to the feed of cattle and poultry to control the development of fly larvae that breed in manure. It also is used as a dust, dip, or spray to control mange, horn flies, and face flies of cattle.28,37... 

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