Wet weather will fuel fly explosion

The wet weather in June and July is set to fuel a fly explosion over the coming weeks, leading to the risk of production losses and disease problems in cattle, particularly dairy cows.

Veterinary specialist with Schering Plough Animal Health, Fergal Morris said the wet conditions will lead to much higher populations of flies longer and later in the season, particularly if there is warm weather in August.

“Milder conditions last winter combined with damp conditions in February have compounded the problem and resulted in greater populations of flies coming into the summer,” he said.