Poultry pest data available
NEWARK, Del. Most farmers
welcome warm spring weather for
obvious reasons. Unfortunately,
milder days also trigger the ap
pearance of unwelcome pests,
including insects and weeds
around poultry houses.
Poultry producers especially
those with caged table egg or
broiler breeder flocks are often
troubled by flies. The common
house fly is the major problem,
though another insect called the
lesser house fly caij also be a pest.
Growers, as well as their rural
neighbors, regard these insects as
an annoyance and possible health
hazard.
University of Delaware ex
tension poultry specialist George
Chaloupka says there are several
ways to reduce or prevent fly Weeds are also troublesome
problems on poultry farms. These around poultry, livestock and farm
include sanitation, manure utility buildings. Besides being
management and use of biological eyesores, weeds growing close to
control agents and insecticides. these buildings can impair ven-
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Extension bulletin No. 132,
“Insect Pest Management for
Poultry in Delaware,” contains up
to-date recommendations for
controlling flies, lice, mites and
darkling beetles. Because of the
presence of avian influenza in
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