on both pest and beneficial organisms often associated with livestock and poultry production....

of cattle. Insect and mite pest activity results in lowered milk production levels and reduced feed conversion efficiency. It exposes cattle to pathogenic microorganisms and causes blood loss and hide damage. It can lead to public health–public nuisance...
concerns. Moreover, insect and mite pest pressure can add to stresses on young replacement animals, delaying their entry into production and adversely affecting lifelong production performance. As herd sizes increase on modern farms, pest pressures often...

Flies, beetles, and mites are often a major concern for commercial poultry operations in the northeastern United States. The high-density, confined housing systems used in poultry production create conditions that favor the development of manure...

. Several application methods are available. Insecticides must be used properly to achieve satisfactory control of lice. Many louse-control products require two treatments, 10 to 14 days apart. The second treatment is essential to kill newly hatched lice...
, and other moist, warm decaying organic matter. Adult house flies are about 1/4 inch long and mostly dull gray in color, with four black stripes on the thorax (Figure 2). Their mouthparts are spongelike and are used for ingesting liquid foods. Each female can...

—GENERAL Sheep and goats are hosts to several important arthropod pests. Failure to control these pests may result in loss of wool, reduced weight gains, reduced milk production, and even death in young lambs. An understanding of the life history and habits...
, decaying silage, spilled feed, bedding, and other moist, warm decaying organic matter. Adult house flies are about 1/4 inch long and mostly dull gray in color, with four black stripes on the thorax (Figure 4). Their mouthparts are spongelike and are used...

PLEASED W ITH REDUCED PESTS—AND COSTS When New York States two top egg producers-with a combined production of close to 400 million eggs per year-are able to cut insecticide use in their poultry barns by 75% or more, that’s worth crowing about. Instead...
. “Hister beetles can be very prolific and don’t become pests by migrating. If we are able to perfect techniques for moving them, we should be able to save yet more money.” -John Gingerich, production manager, Egg Farm Division of Wegmans Food Markets Hister...