8 Tips to shoo those stable flies

Is your stable armed with enough sticky fly traps to stop a locust swarm? Well done that’s great… but you could still be forgetting some super important steps. To save you a little time, we’ve come up with some tips that you might not have thought of before to help you keep those flies at bay!

  1. Know Your Pests – Knowledge is power in this situation. Taking some time to understand your property and what type of bugs will be drawn to it, will keep you one step ahead of the flies which is crucial to managing them. For example, flies mate in spring and will love to feed on the moist delights of any barn; manure, feed spillage, rubbish, rotting hay so you’ll likely see a lot of them. Whereas wasps don’t pose their biggest threat till late summer here in the UK as this is when their colonies reach peak numbers, causing them to act more aggressively towards any horses (or humans) that get in their way.
  1. Moisture Management – Flies and mosquitoes love stagnant water so don’t neglect your drains, it’s important to keep them clear and free of debris and foliage. You should also empty and replace water troughs every few days to prevent them from becoming a breeding ground for larvae!
  1. Place Your Traps Strategically – It may seem logical to place fly traps in the stable or barn as this is area you want be fly free. But read the labels on products properly. Some smelly fly traps work by attracting flies to the trap, so you want to place them in the area that lead flies away from your stable. Not draw them to it!
  1. Watch the Wasps – Wasps can become problematic because the nooks and crannies around barns and sheds provide perfect nesting sites. Taking steps early to identify any attractive nesting areas such as overhangs and corners and regularly checking them for any activity can prevent a problem even occurring in the first place!
  1. Stop the Cycle – An important step of controlling and eliminating pests is to regularly tackle any potential breeding sites to put a stop to the cycle of flies. Unfortunately for us, flies love to reproduce in fresh horse manure. Therefore, you should make sure any soiled bedding and manure is removed from the barn every day. Again – unfortunately for us, that isn’t a ‘problem solved’ it’s a ‘problem moved’.

The way in which you store your manure is key to stopping the reproductive cycle of the flies. Whether its piled up or spread, the key is to make sure it’s no longer an attractive breeding ground and that it is kept far enough away from the barn.

  1. Stable Management – This should go without saying, but good and proper stable management really is half the battle! Having a good strategy in place and knowing where the problem areas are can significantly cut down on the irritating issue of bugs.

Remove rubbish regularly and make sure to keep any rubbish bins on the property tightly closed at all times. Make it common practice to always clear up feed spills and implement a cleaning schedule to make sure you are regularly tackling potential breeding sites.

  1. Feed Through Fly Control – Effective feed through fly control options normally come in the form of a food supplement and work by breaking the life cycle of the fly in treated manure. But did you know adding a small amount of garlic powder to your horses feed helps repel flies naturally? Whichever you opt for, remember that for feed, though fly controls to work, it must be used by all horses in your stable!
  1. Mix & Match – If every year you feel like you go through the same process of buying fly control products but feel like it’s not making an impact on your insect problem. It’s probably because it’s time to mix it up a bit! We have so many different types of pest control products you might just find something that works perfect for you…

If you haven’t already read our blog post The Bugs Are Back, go check it out for a really useful breakdown of the different types of pest control and how they work.

The Bugs Are Back – Are you ready to fight back against the flies?

The return of Spring has brought us the sunshine we’ve all been craving… but it turns out we’re not the only ones as warmer weather brings with it the return of those pesky insects!

Are you struggling to keep your farm pest free? Or are your customers struggling to tackle bugs at their own stables or paddocks? Whether this is something that affects your business directly or just your customers’, there’s no escaping that the bugs are back!

Before flies, wasps and other mites become unbearable this year, were here to offer some tips to get a jump on pest control for barns. We stock a whole arsenal of products ready to help reduce the effect of these pests on your animals and property. So we will quickly run through the different types and how they work!
Fly Traps – Whether you opt for baited fly trap containers, or you prefer sticky tape or ribbon traps – both are a great preventative measure to stop flies from even entering your buildings and getting near your animals. Click here to view Trilanco Fly Control Traps

Sprays –  Killer sprays offer quick and effective control over flies, wasps and mosquitoes by killing on contact. But it’s important to remember that this won’t solve the root cause of the problem. Click here to view Trilanco Fly Control Sprays

Repellents – Another control measure is to protect your animals directly using an insect repellent. We have a large range of non-toxic and natural insect repellents that come in a range of topical forms. Sprays, roll-ons, lotions and even wipes that keep irritating flies, midges and wasps away from your animals. Click here to view Trilanco Insect Repellents

Fly Masks – As an extra line of defense for horses who are more sensitive and easily irritated by flies and midges. Fly masks can offer extra comfort and provide UV protection. Click here to view Trilanco Fly Masks

Supplements – We stock a range of ‘feed-through’ products which have been formulated so that once consumed, they work naturally through the body’s system to exude an aroma through the pores to deter insects. These products are also super effective at breaking the life cycle of the fly in treated manure, by preventing the laying of eggs. We stock this product type in the form of salt and sugar licks or granules and herbs that can be added to feed. Click here to view Trilanco Supplements

It’s important to remember that the purpose of most of these products is to reduce the pest population by eliminating them. Another equally important step to controlling annoying insects is to follow good stable management practices and a pest control plan.

But don’t panic, we have covered that for you as well. Click here to read 8 Tips to shoo those flies!

Home Alone Again – Separation anxiety in pets

As we slowly return to ‘normality’ we’re left thinking about just how much ourselves and our animals have been affected by the pandemic.

As millions of people pack up their home office equipment and dig out a matching outfit to head back to work, thousands of pets are suddenly left home alone again.
This can heighten or even introduce cases of separation anxiety for animals that have become dependent or overly attached to their owners over the past year. The huge increase in pet purchases and adoptions over lockdown, also mean that there’s a large group of household pets without any training on how to behave and stay calm when home alone.

Anxiety and separation anxiety in household pets if left untreated can lead to further behavioural issues. So, it’s important pet owners can recognise the signs and know how to seek out the right products for treatment.

As a business owner, are you doing enough to help your customers access the products they need, at a time when they need them?
Trilanco have a range of products to help reduce stress and anxiety in pets.

Pet Remedy products use a blend of valerian based essential oils, to work alongside natural relaxation pathways and help calm the nerves of anxious or stressed pets.

ADAPTIL uses Dog Appeasing Pheromones in their products to help dogs feel reassured and relaxed in challenging situations. Adaptil calls them “comforting messages” as they are odourless and only perceived by dogs.

VetIQ Serene-um is a range of calming drops and tablets that aim to treat the source of the problem and not the symptoms. It works by controlling the underlying emotional state to calm pets, so that behaviour learned from a stressful situation can be corrected through retraining.

Pet remedy –  Click here to view products
Adaptil – Click here to view products
VetIQ – Click here to view products

New products – April 2021

Could Summer be here already?? Look out for our recent monthly edition of Trilanco’s new products brochure which dropped into your inbox earlier this afternoon! Plenty of exciting new ranges to brighten up your shop or webstore >>>

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New products – March 2021

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New products – February 2021

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New products – January 2021

Can you believe we are nearly at the end of the first month of the year?! In these unprecedented times we still keep listing lots of lovely new products for you to stock. Look out for our recent monthly edition of Trilanco’s new products brochure which dropped into your inbox earlier today!

If you are looking for product inspiration, ask about our top selling products and the many ranges available exclusively from Trilanco.

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New products – December 2020

Finishing 2020 off with lots of lovely new products which have been added to the Trilanco portfolio over the last few weeks. Look out for our recent monthly edition of Trilanco’s new products brochure which dropped into your inbox earlier today!

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New products – November 2020

And there’s more!! Look out for our recent monthly edition of Trilanco’s new products brochure which dropped into your inbox yesterday!

If you are looking for product inspiration, ask about our top selling products and the many ranges available exclusively from Trilanco.

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New products – October 2020

And there’s more!! Look out for our recent monthly edition of Trilanco’s new products brochure which dropped into your inbox yesterday!

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