[AT] Fly nets

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Tue Nov 25 05:09:29 PST 2008


Greg,  I've got a friend that owns a small horse boarding facility (about 20 
or so horses).  I've tried and tried to get him to try those critters.  He 
says they cost too much.  I've been tempted to buy some myself and put them 
out without telling him.  It's not the price that is stopping him.  He's 
just stubborn and believes in old school methods.  I'm friends with him and 
spend a fair amount of time at his barn but I'm not a "horse person".  If 
one of his horse buddies told him it worked he'd try it tomorrow.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Easley, Greg" <EasleyG at health.missouri.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets


Our farrier told me about this:

http://www.arbico-organics.com/fly-control-program.html 
<http://www.arbico-organics.com/fly-control-program.html>

I started it in July and noticed a reduction in the number of flies around 
the barn within a week
of the first release.  By the time cold weather got here there were 
virtually no flies around the barn.
Standard 'just a satisfied customer' disclaimer applies...

Greg
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416 
<http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416>

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From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com on behalf of Indiana Robinson
Sent: Mon 11/24/2008 8:08 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] Fly nets



Here is a face net that has become popular:
http://www.equestrianclearance.com/cms_media/images/290x1000_fitbox-equilibrium_net_relief.jpg
This style is more common now:
http://www.bigblackhorse.com/images/BBH/Horse%20Tack/FN130.jpg
I think the all leather ones with solid back panels as Herb described
have faded in use due to the high cost. They are also pretty heavy. I
think most now are nylon strings.
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We use fly traps and fly paper strips in the barn. We also keep a
zapper running in warm weather.
I keep a large pump bottle of fly spray for horses handy but the
horses don't like it. All I have to do is hold the bottle up and
suddenly I am standing there in the barn alone...   :-)
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My TO-20 Ferguson is not afraid of the fly spray bottle...


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Francis Robinson
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com
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