July 2003

Mist Away Those Flies

The use of a barn misting system may help reduce fly populations.

The Shoo-fly unit, shown with bottles of spray, doesn’t include nozzles, which can be to your advantage.

If you’re trying to limit fly populations in a large barn, or have a fly population so pesky that you dread summer, an automatic fly-misting system may help. Misters do kill a lot of insects with each spray.

An automatic fly mister is a central barn-ceiling unit that sprays fly repellent and insecticide throughout a barn via tubing and nozzles. Misters are powered by electricity. A drum full of insecticide is set up in your stable and connected to hoses overhead. …