Control of dairy livestock pests in South Dakota in 1965 addresses sanitation, back rubbers, barn treatment for residual fly control, special precautions, baits, treated strips, barn fogging or misting, and, milk rooms. Includes a table of recommendations for insect control

Brendt, Wayne L.

Kantack, Benjamin H.

Kurtz, Ervin

English

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South Dakota State University Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange SDSU Extension Fact Sheets SDSU Extension 1965 Control of Dairy Livestock Pests in South Dakota -- 1965 Wayne L. Brendt Benjamin H. Kantack Ervin Kurtz Follow this and additional works at: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact Recommended Citation Brendt, Wayne L.; Kantack, Benjamin H.; and Kurtz, Ervin, "Control of Dairy Livestock Pests in South Dakota -- 1965" (1965). SDSU Extension Fact Sheets. 1305. https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact/1305 This Fact Sheet is brought to you for free and open access by the SDSU Extension at Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in SDSU Extension Fact Sheets by an authorized administrator of Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange. For more information, please contact michael.biondo@sdstate.edu. Historic, archived doculllent Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. SDSU ® Extension For current policies and practices, contact SDSU Extension Website: extension.sdstate.edu Phone: Email: 605-688-4 792 sdsu.extension@sdstate.edu SDSU Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer in accordance with the nondiscrimination policies of South Dakota State University, the South Dakota Board of Regents and the United States Department of Agriculture. FS 272 Control of Dairy Livestock Pests in South Dakota-1965 By WAYNE L. BERNDT, Extension Entomologist BENJAMIN H. l(.ANTACK, Extension Entomologist ERVIN KuRTZ, Extension Dairyman This fact sheet does not contain recommendations for use of any chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide on or around dairy cattle, Legally registered insecticides other than those mentioned ma) be available for dairy farm use. Use of a trade ·na:rpe does no1 imply endorsement of one brand over another. Published and distrib\,\ted in furtherance of the Acts of Congresi of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the Cooperative Extension Serw-ice of South Dakota State University, Brookings, John T. Stone Director, U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. 7.5M-2-64-File: 15.221-Replaces FS26-2300 F.S. 272 Control of Dairy Livestock Pests in South Dakota-1965 Dairy herd owners must concern themselves with pest control in their dairy management program. Heavy populations of hornflies, lice, and other live-stock pests can reduce milk production in a dairy her-d. Coincident with the insect pest problem, regula-tions by the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Department of Agriculture pro-hibit the presence of any pesticide in milk and milk products. As a result, dairy herd owners must be espe-cial! y concerned about the type of insecticides they use on their dairy animals or crops to be fed to dairy ani-mals. While the pest problem has remained the same each year, the number of approved insecticides has dwindled annually. The following information will serve as a guide to the dairyman in selecting proper pesticides and application methods for insect control in his dairy program. SANITATION Good sanitation is an important step toward fly control. Flies breed in unclean and moist areas around the dairy, in fresh and old manure, moist straw and bedding, spilled feed, or any other decaying organic matter. Infrequent manure disposal contributes more to fly problems in dairies than any other factor. Haul and spread manure onto fields where it will have a chance to dry out and no longer furnish breeding areas for flies. Clean up wet trash, spilled feed, or areas around bases of silos where drainage is often a problem. Pay attention to drainage around the dairy barn and make dirt fills in troublesome spots. Supplement good sani-tation with insecticides -in a dairy insect control pro-gram rather than trying to substitute insecticides for a sanitation program. Any control program using insecticides demands extreme care and careful adherence to label directions as to the amount and methods of applications both to livestock and surrounding premises. Insecticides resi-dues in milk are illegal and no tolerances are allowed, th us be sure to follow all label instructions. The following table lists recommended insecti-cides for use on dairy animals: SPECIAL PRECAUTJONS 1. Use only approved insecticides for direct application to lactating dairy animals. You may use: RoTENONE S YNERGIZED PYRETHRINS CIODRIN DICHLOROVOS (DDVP) Do not use: Any of the chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides or organic phosphate insecticides other than those mentioned above. 2. Check with your county agent on current recom-mendations during each season. Changes in recom-mendations may have occurred since these recom-mendations were printed. 3. Do not feed dairy cattle any hay, forage or feed that is known to have been treated with chlorinated h y-drocarbon insecticides. 4. Do not store chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in or near the dairy barn, milk room, milking par-lor, or feed rooms. 5. Read-all of the information on the label of the pesti-cide container before using any of its contents and follow the instructions to the letter. BACK RUBBERS A 1 % solution of CmoRIN or combination products used as labelled are approved for charging back rub-bers for use by lactating dairy animals. Certain form-ulations of CmoRIN, DDVP, SYNERGIZED PYRETHRINS plus RoTENONE are effective in preventing reinfesta-tion by cattle lice in winter months. Charge the back rubber in the fall and recharge it every 2 to 3 weeks. C100RIN, DDVP, PYRETHRINs, and RoTENONE are the only materials approved for back rubbers for dairy cattle. DAIRY BARN TREATMENT FOR RESIDUAL FLY CONTROL The following sprays may be used to treat outside and inside walls and ceilings of dairy barns. 1. RoNNEL ( KoRLAN) 1 gallon of 12% emulsion concentrate or 8 pounds of 25% wettable powder to 25 gallons of water. Ap-ply l to 2 gallons to 1000 square feet of wall surface. 2. DIMETHOATE (CYGON) 1 gallon of an emulsion concentrate containing 2 pounds of active ingredient per gallon, to 25 gallons of water. Apply 1 gallon to 1000 square feet of wall surface. -3. MALATHION 4 pints of 57% emulsion concentrate or 2 pounds of wettable powder to 25 gallons of water. Apply 1 to 2 gallons to 1000 square feet of wall surface. 4. DIAZINON 4 pounds of 50% wettable powder to 25 gallons of water. Apply 1 to 2 gallons to 1000 square feet of wall surface. 5. DICHLOROVOS (DDVP) 1 quart of an emulsion concentrate containing 4 pounds of active ingredient per gallon, to 25 gallons of water. Apply 1 quart to 1000 square feet of wall surface. These materials may also be sprayed outside , the barn and milk room. (See section on "Milk Room" for sprays that may be used inside the milk room.) Apply the above wall sprays only when the dairy animals are not in the barn. Repeat only as often as the flies again become annoying. Do not depend too heavily upon in-secticides as a substitute for good sanitary practices. BAITS Prepared dry baits of 0.5% . DrnRoM, DDBP, BoMYL, Rm:mEL, DIPTERE_x, or 3.5% MALATHION may be· sprinkled on floors in dairy ba~ns. A wet bait of ½ pint of 57% MALATHION plus a cup of sugar _syrup add-ed to 3 gallons of water may be applied to dairy barn floors with a garden-type sprinkling can. Carefully follow the label directions for all b~its. T _ake special care not to contaminate feed troughs or watering cups or· tanks. , TREATED STRIPS· Special insecticide impregnated bands or strips to be hung overhead in dairy premises are being recom-mended. Use ready-rriade strips available ·on the mar-ket as directed on the labeL · _. · A DDVP plastic-r'esin strip is recommended for use in either dairy barns or milk rooms. Use one strip per 1000 cubic feet of room sp~c~: A hand containing DIMETILAN (SNIP) is rec9mrr:ie'ndecl.9nly for use: in dairy barns but not in mifk rooms. Use one s;;iP band for each 100 square feet of bar~ room~ When the in~ec-ticide has dissipated; replace with new bands;- do not attempt to re-treat the old bands. Bum or bury the old bands. Make sure the band .is entirely consumed by fire. Stand. upwind of the .fire and: smoke .while it is burning. · ··: _ •, . BARN FOGGING OR MISTING . There are~ number ·of eiectrical or· ·comp;~~se·d _air fogging ~pparatuses available ~it_h which dairy bar!-1-S may be fogged or misted. The unit is usually hung overhead near the center of the barn; if the barn is over 60 feet long, hang a unit near each e_ri'd'. : Recommended materials to be used in f~gg~rs are: PYRETHRINs, 0.10% plus 1.0% PIPERONYL BUToxrnE, in refined deodorized kerosene, may be applied at 1 ounce per 3000 cubic feet of barn space. DDVP, 0.5% or 1% special oil mixture, may be applied at the rate of 1 pint of a 1 % or 2 pints of 0.5% solution per 8000 cubic feet of barn space. Hold the cattle in the barn and close the doors and windows. Run the fogger for the specified time to de-liver the desired amount of insecticide. Allow the mist to setde for 2 to 5 minutes; open the barn and begin milking. Special precautions: Do not use fly controls to be used directly on the cattle if DDVP is used. Wall sprays in the barn need not be used if a barn fogging program is followed. Take special care not to conta~inate milk equip-ment and milk utensils. Cover all equipment. Other materials ( such as DrnRoM) may be used for barn fogging; however, the dairy animals cannot be in the building during the time it is being fogged. Fol-low the manufacturer's recommendations on the label for these materials. MILK ROOMS Fly control -in milk rooms, milking parlors, or. wash rooms may be accomplished by periodical fog- · ging -with SYNERGIZED PYRETHRINS or DDVP. Take special care not to contaminate milk utensils with the fog spray. Plastic-resin DDVP strips are excellent for use in milking rooms or in dairy barns. Use one strip per 1000 cubic feet. Take ~pecial ~are not to hang the strips over watering cups or feed troughs. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS . . . Legally registered i11:sectic_ide~ other than the pre-viously mentioned insecticide mateFials are avail~ble_ for dairy farm use. Other "safe" insecticides m~y be recommended by . oth~rs-; however South Dakota St3;te Uni,versity highly _recon;imends those in .this fact sheet~ . · · Do not feed .cl.airy. <:attle silage or forage that has been .treated .with chlorinated ,hydrocarbon insecti-cides such .as ALDRIN, . CHLORDANE,: DDT, DIELDRIN, ENDRIN, . METHOXYCHLOR, :ToXAPHENE, or HEPTA-CHLOR. Treat forage and pasture crops :with DIAZINON, CARBARYL SEVIN, MALATHION, DrnRoM, or other such short residual insecticides. Even thert;; closely observe the prescr~bed waiting period before pasture harvest or feeding. If there is any doubt, consult your South Dakota State University, Extension . Entqmologist, County Extension Agent, or other competent au-thority. 1965 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSECT CONTROL ON DAIRY ANIMALS INSECTICIDE & INSECT TIME CONCENTRATION DOSAGE RATE APPLICATION Horn flies, As flies 1. Pyrethrins .05- 1-2 oz/animal Mist spray, hand horse flies, appear- .1 % +.s-1 % or automatic stable flies, June, July, Synergist* oil face flies, and August solution mosquitoes 2. Pyrethrins .05-. l % 1-2 qt/animal Wet spray and other Synergist .5-1 % nmsance in water insects ( on 3. Ciodrin .5% 1-2 qt/animal Spray animals) solution in water 4. Ciodrin 2% daily 1-2 oz/animal Mist spray mist spray 5. Dichlorovos 1-2 fl. oz. mist Mist spray (DDVP) spray daily to 1 % oil solution back flanks and legs 6. Combination Follow label Ciodrin-DDVP Face flies June, July, 7 .. 2 to .5% sweet- 3 milliliters/ Apply with August ened bait DDVP application paintbrush on forehead in a.m. Lice October, 8. Rotenone 1 ½-2 Cover animal Apply as spray November pds. of 5% W.P. thoroughly-amt. to 100 gal water depends on size of Pyrethrins syner- animal and thick-gist .025%+.25% ness of hair coat in water Ciodrin .5 % .1 1-2 qts-1 gal of .25 to .25 Cattle November to March Rotenone 3% dust 3 oz/ animal Rub on back around grubs after hole is pierced Rotenone 5% spray warbles openings in the skin on the 7½ lb. of W.P. to 1 gal/ animal spray over back back I 00 gal water forceful spray •Piperonyl-butoficle, Sulfoxicle MGK-26 4 MGK-326 Tabatrex, or Crag Should cases of accidental poisoning occur, direct contact can be made with: South Dakota Poison Information Center Vermillion, South Dakota Telephone-MArket 4-3432 LIMIT A TIO NS Not more than 2 oz/ day Wet spray every 2-3 days Do not apply Ciodrin more than once/wk except as a mist spray Mists may be applied daily Do not apply more than 2 fl. oz/animal /day when applying mist sprays con-taining Ciodrin or DDVP As directed by label Repeat daily for 2 wks and as needed thereafter Apply 2nd application 14 days later Do not apply Ciodrin more than once/ wk Repeat monthly after first treatment; provide shade during heel-fly season if possible EXTENSION SERVICE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENAL TY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A VOID PAYMENT OF POST AGE, $300 

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