boondocks
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[I posted this buried in another thread which went silent. Hope it will find some kind soul here]:
Anyone notice a difference between mixing permethrin with mineral oil versus diesel? We had always used diesel but they really run away like it burns. Makes it really hard to spray them all, unless we are working them. So we tried mixing it with mineral oil a few days ago. On the one hand, the cows don't seem to mind it as much. On the other hand, the flies don't seem to mind it as much. :lol: In fact, some of the horn flies (despite a direct hit) just stayed on their sides like it was sugar water. And the treatment definitely didn't last very long--flies were back to heavy within a few days (no rain involved).
Does light min oil work as well as diesel? Anyone else notice the cows "preferring" one over the other? Time to switch from permethrin? (We have used it the last few summers).
Thanks for any help!
Anyone notice a difference between mixing permethrin with mineral oil versus diesel? We had always used diesel but they really run away like it burns. Makes it really hard to spray them all, unless we are working them. So we tried mixing it with mineral oil a few days ago. On the one hand, the cows don't seem to mind it as much. On the other hand, the flies don't seem to mind it as much. :lol: In fact, some of the horn flies (despite a direct hit) just stayed on their sides like it was sugar water. And the treatment definitely didn't last very long--flies were back to heavy within a few days (no rain involved).
Does light min oil work as well as diesel? Anyone else notice the cows "preferring" one over the other? Time to switch from permethrin? (We have used it the last few summers).
Thanks for any help!