Walking W
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Well, it's horn fly season here in North Central Texas. I bought four heifers that were just covered with them.
I had been using Wind and Rain with Fly control (Altisod or s-methoprene) which does a good job but is expensive.
I recently bought Amdro's mosquito control "bombs" for my water trough. When I checked the ingredients, guess what?
The active ingredient is s-methoprene (Altisod) the same active ingredient as in Wind and Rain and Justify. It controls mosquitos through IGR.
I ran some numbers and this is what I found. The Altisod in wind and Rain costs about $446/oz.
The s-methoprene(ie. generic Altisod) in the Amdro mosquito control bombs cost $128/oz.
I may run an experiment and just use the mosquito control to give the same s-methoprene dose through the water trough and see how it works.
BTW- I did spray the poor girls with Permethrin head to hoof to give them some immediate relief.
I had been using Wind and Rain with Fly control (Altisod or s-methoprene) which does a good job but is expensive.
I recently bought Amdro's mosquito control "bombs" for my water trough. When I checked the ingredients, guess what?
The active ingredient is s-methoprene (Altisod) the same active ingredient as in Wind and Rain and Justify. It controls mosquitos through IGR.
I ran some numbers and this is what I found. The Altisod in wind and Rain costs about $446/oz.
The s-methoprene(ie. generic Altisod) in the Amdro mosquito control bombs cost $128/oz.
I may run an experiment and just use the mosquito control to give the same s-methoprene dose through the water trough and see how it works.
BTW- I did spray the poor girls with Permethrin head to hoof to give them some immediate relief.
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