Treatment – Sheep

The sheep industry has access to a range of insecticides for prevention and treatment of flystrike.

These chemicals are important tools in managing flystrike risk and can be used strategically in conjunction with breeding and other management tools (shearing, crutching, breech modification) to further reduce the risk of flystrike in the flock. It is important to remember that many of these chemicals are toxic to humans and should be handled and used with the greatest of care.

The Treatment section of FlyBoss provides information on;

• Selection of chemicals for flystrike prevention and treatment;
• Using the FlyBoss tools to make strategic use of chemicals in reducing flystrike risk;
• OH&S procedures to ensure the safety of workers;
• Treatment of struck sheep to control maggots and prevent re-strike;
• Selection of equipment and application technique – Jetting, Spray Ons and Dipping;
• Insecticide resistance.