Name: Deer Flies
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Genus: Chrysops
Habitat:
Deer flies are often found in damp environments, such as wetlands or forests. They lay clusters of shiny black eggs on the leaves of small plants by water.
Food:
While male deer flies collect pollen for food, female deer flies feed on the blood of cattle, horses, mules, hogs, dogs, deer and other mammals, including humans. The flies usually attack humans along beaches, streams, ponds, lakes and around woods and dirt roads near large bodies of water.
Method of Travel:
Flying
Prevention:
1. Personal: Wear light coloured clothing, as deer flies are attracted to dark colors that are moving.
2. Use an insect repellent that contains Deet to prevent deer lies from biting you.
Steps to control:
1. Good, long lasting, low-toxic methods of insect control can be done with Knock Down X-Max Flying & Crawling Insect Killer or other Knock Down products listed below.
Products to use:
KD120D – KNOCK DOWN – X-MAX FLYING AND CRAWLING INSECT KILLER
KD241C – KNOCK DOWN – FARM AND LIVESTOCK – COMMERCIAL
