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<blockquote data-quote="Highpoint" data-source="post: 1455070" data-attributes="member: 29255"><p>We tested a new product called fulvic on pasture grass and I used mineral oil with a product out of Texas called cedar oil mixed in with a little fulvic. The fulvic smells like liquid smoke and flies hate the smell of smoke. The cedar oil kills flies on contact. The test was right about flies as it did reduce them around 60 percent. We have three pastures and the cattle o</p><p>Where we sprayed fulvic we sprayed cattle every six to seven days and the others we had to spray every three days or sooner. With so many animals the increase in costs of mineral oil was offset by the reduced cost of feed to draw in cattle. </p><p></p><p>The bull was the only one which seemed to have more flies and still needed every four to five days. </p><p></p><p>In order to reduce flies further I mixed diatomasious earth with water in sprayer and sprayed the areas like ponds entrances. If I found poop on road etc I also would spray. </p><p></p><p>The research on the fulvic I found showed it reduced the odor of their sweat. Only research I found was out of Australia and they were correct.</p><p></p><p>Flies are almost gone so will give me the winter to study something to reduce the use of mineral oil. In a test I did years ago with aloe plant showed insects hated it and wonder if it could be pulverized small enough to go through sprayer as a $6 plant from lowes goes a long way not sure if it would stick to coat of animal like it does to plants either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Highpoint, post: 1455070, member: 29255"] We tested a new product called fulvic on pasture grass and I used mineral oil with a product out of Texas called cedar oil mixed in with a little fulvic. The fulvic smells like liquid smoke and flies hate the smell of smoke. The cedar oil kills flies on contact. The test was right about flies as it did reduce them around 60 percent. We have three pastures and the cattle o Where we sprayed fulvic we sprayed cattle every six to seven days and the others we had to spray every three days or sooner. With so many animals the increase in costs of mineral oil was offset by the reduced cost of feed to draw in cattle. The bull was the only one which seemed to have more flies and still needed every four to five days. In order to reduce flies further I mixed diatomasious earth with water in sprayer and sprayed the areas like ponds entrances. If I found poop on road etc I also would spray. The research on the fulvic I found showed it reduced the odor of their sweat. Only research I found was out of Australia and they were correct. Flies are almost gone so will give me the winter to study something to reduce the use of mineral oil. In a test I did years ago with aloe plant showed insects hated it and wonder if it could be pulverized small enough to go through sprayer as a $6 plant from lowes goes a long way not sure if it would stick to coat of animal like it does to plants either. [/QUOTE]
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