GLYNLLIFON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, PENYGROES, CAERNARFON

FOCUS SITE PROJECT: PREDATORY FLIES TO BIOLOGICALLY CONTROL PEST FLIES IN PIG UNITS

Aim of the project:

The main aim of the project is to try and reduce the number of house flies in the pig unit to improve productivity and animal health and welfare. This will be done by introducing and evaluating the effectiveness of using fly larvae predators as a biological fly control. 

Reports, Videos and Articles
16/03/2023 - News: Biological controls halve Welsh pig unit’s nuisance fly numb…
16/03/2023 - Project Report: The use of Predatory Flies to biologically control…
26/10/2022 - Glynllifon Project Introduction: Predatory flies to biologically c…

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