About the pest
Horseflies are active on hot, sunny days, especially near bodies of water, where their larvae develop. Unlike a mosquito, a horsefly cuts the skin rather than piercing it, so the bite is painful, slow to heal, and often produces a marked local reaction.
For rural areas and agribusinesses, horseflies are a seasonal problem: at the peak of their flight, cattle on pasture lose their calm and feed worse, and weight gain and milk yields fall. People take their share too — haymaking, fishing, construction sites near water.
Basic protection is sprays and aerosols against flying blood-feeding insects, used as directed for the specific product. Simple measures help on top of that: light-colored, close-woven clothing, canopies and shaded shelters for livestock during peak hours, and shifting work to the morning and the evening, when horseflies are less active.
- Attacks peak at hot midday near water; plan work for the morning and the evening.
- Light-colored clothing attracts horseflies less than dark clothing does.
- Set up shaded shelters for herds — in the shade horseflies attack noticeably less often.
- Use products strictly according to the instructions on the pack.
Worth knowing
A cutting bite
A horsefly does not pierce the skin but cuts it — the bite is painful and often produces a strong local reaction.
Heat and water
The larvae develop near bodies of water and the adults attack in hot, sunny hours — by the water they are most numerous.
Damage to livestock farming
At the peak of the flight, cattle grow restless and feed worse — weight gain and milk yields are lost.
Dark attracts them
Horseflies attack dark moving objects more readily — light-colored clothing draws less of their attention.
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