Bayer Animal Health New Zealand

Flystrike

The main flystrike challenge begins in spring and occurs between the months of November to March.  The timing of the challenge can vary depending on climate and regional differences, in this situation the time frame can start as early as October and last through until May.  The fly lifecycle is controlled by soil temperature which is required to rise above 12°C for adults to emerge and become active.

Three main fly species that can initiate flystrike in sheep in New Zealand:

• Lucilia sericata - common green blowfly
• Lucilia cuprina - Australian green blowfly

• Calliphora stygia - brown blowfly

Secondary invaders:

• Chrysomya rufifaacies (also known as the hairy maggot fly)

• And other Calliphora spp

Related Products

	Maggo Maggo is for the treatment of flystrike in sheep and protection against re-strike and as a docking medication. Maggo provides 40 litres of healing knockdown in every bottle.
	Seraphos 1250 Seraphos 1250 is a dip to eradicate sheep lice Bovicola ovis and ked Melophagus ovinus and to control flystrike and cattle tick Haemaphysalis longicornis on sheep.
	Swat Liquid Swat Liquid, a concentrate sheep dip containing cyromazine for the preventative control of blowfly strike on sheep. Swat Liquid is an ideal product to use by either showering, plunge dipping or jetting where residual protection against flystrike is required.
	Swat Spray-on Swat Spray-on, a ready-to-use spray-on sheep dip containing cyromazine for the preventative control of blowfly strike on sheep and lambs. Swat Spray-on is an ideal product to use on lambs at docking/tailing or other stock where ease of use is important and only short to medium term protection is required.
	Zapp Jetting Liquid For the control of flystrike (including Lucilia cuprina) and body lice (Bovicola ovis) on coarse wool breeds of sheep.
	Zapp Pour-on Zapp Pour-On provides control of both flystrike and lice with the ability to target parasites through flexible dose rates. Whether control is for flystrike and lice as a main dip, flystrike for docking and tailing, or lice only Zapp Pour-On has a dose to suit the requirements of your flock and at a very competitive cost per dose.