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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1045167" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>We have flycatchers (the bird, can't remember it's full name) here,.. they are pretty much grey with a pale yellow neck, and sit on fenceposts and dive to catch flies in mid-air...</p><p></p><p>I had some small biting flies on the bellies of the cows this year, 1000's on each cow, so on the cows that would let me, I'd spray Absorbine Ultrashield, which worked fairly well.</p><p></p><p>About a month ago or so, the yellowjacket (Norway wasp) population absolutely exploded, and they have pretty much taken care of all the flies on the cows, all the caterpillars in the garden, etc... they are a bit of a pain when we try to eat outside, but it's extremely rare we get stung... I was stung once while changing irrigation lines this year when I stepped on one, so they have actually been quite beneficial to us.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't put motor oil on my cattle either... even diesel is disgusting to me,... perhaps you can fine Neem oil? it's the oil from the seed of the Neem tree, and apparently it's a very strong insecticide that's harmless to mammals (it's apparently used in skin creams, etc)...</p><p></p><p>Perhaps garlic oil? Pine oil?... other things that may work are Camphor, citronella, Deet... Rotenone...</p><p></p><p>The cowbirds we have around here are often on the backs of the cows... I've seen 3 sitting on the top of a cow's poll which would have been a good picture</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1045167, member: 9096"] We have flycatchers (the bird, can't remember it's full name) here,.. they are pretty much grey with a pale yellow neck, and sit on fenceposts and dive to catch flies in mid-air... I had some small biting flies on the bellies of the cows this year, 1000's on each cow, so on the cows that would let me, I'd spray Absorbine Ultrashield, which worked fairly well. About a month ago or so, the yellowjacket (Norway wasp) population absolutely exploded, and they have pretty much taken care of all the flies on the cows, all the caterpillars in the garden, etc... they are a bit of a pain when we try to eat outside, but it's extremely rare we get stung... I was stung once while changing irrigation lines this year when I stepped on one, so they have actually been quite beneficial to us. I wouldn't put motor oil on my cattle either... even diesel is disgusting to me,... perhaps you can fine Neem oil? it's the oil from the seed of the Neem tree, and apparently it's a very strong insecticide that's harmless to mammals (it's apparently used in skin creams, etc)... Perhaps garlic oil? Pine oil?... other things that may work are Camphor, citronella, Deet... Rotenone... The cowbirds we have around here are often on the backs of the cows... I've seen 3 sitting on the top of a cow's poll which would have been a good picture [/QUOTE]
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