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Photo Credit: Tom Myers Size: About 1/4 inch long The identity of the Stable Fly is sometimes confused with the House
Fly. Both males and females use this proboscis to pierce the skin of a host
and suck blood. The bite is painful and outdoor human activity may be
curtailed when these flies are numerous. The Stable fly ingests liquids by piercing (bites),
while the house fly has a sponging mouth part. Eggs are laid in sch places as decaying hay, straw, fermenting weeds, grass and sea weeds. The eggs hatch from 1 to 3 days into yellowish-white maggots or larvae. These larvae pass through 3 instars and pupate in the last larval skin. In warm weather the pupal stage lasts 6 to 20 days. The average adult lives about 20 days.
The early morning and late afternoon hours are commonly peak feeding times. Peak activity usually occurs during warm periods following rainfall.
Stable flies like to feed on the lower parts of the hosts such as the legs and belly of horses and cattle. Cattle, horses, and people are typically bitten on the legs; dogs and swine are generally bitten on the ears. Even though the female requires a blood meal in order to lay eggs, both male and female feed on blood. About 60 - 120 eggs are laid at a time with some flies surviving to lay two or more batches of eggs . Eggs hatch in less than 24 hours to produce larvae (maggots) that feed and grow beneath the surface of the breeding material. Breeding sites include rotting straw or straw hay, wet and decaying spilled grain, fermenting piles of vegetation (such as weed or grass cuttings), silage, and manure in mounds .
Inspecting for Stable FliesStable flies are commonly found around stables and houses, and also along the seashore and near dog kennels. Stable flies prefer to feed outdoors and rarely are found feeding or resting indoors.
The false
stable flies and dump flies may also be problems in certain areas. They
are non-biting flies. Control and Elimination
Recommended Control and Elimination Measures for Stable FliesExclusion and Sanitation, Baits, Insecticides, Traps, and Aerosols1. Exclusion and Sanitation:
2. Insecticides : Residual, Aerosols, and FoggingHouse flies rest on sunny surfaces in the daytime, and have a tendency to come inside or under eaves at night. These areas where the flies are resting can be sprayed with residual or contact insecticides. The flies rest on the sprayed surface and pick up enough insecticide to kill them. When spraying the surfaces, it should be wet enough to the point of runoff, but not enough to form puddles. Recommended residual Insecticides: Demon WP Use Cyonara 9.7, Demon WP or Cyper WP would all work equally well. Aerosols (Pyrethrin
spray) can be used as a quick kill, reducing populations of flying
insects.
Fogging Insecticides-Non Residual
3. Trapping-Glue and Outside
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CB 80 Pyrethrin Aerosol
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Cyonara 9.7
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Window Fly Trap
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