Industry Evaluation and use of the Buffalo Fly Tunnel Trap

Summary

A simple non-chemical method for managing buffalo fly was evaluated on commercial properties throughout coastal and sub-coastal Queensland. The buffalo fly tunnel trap was generally accepted as an effective fly control option especially in more intensively managed systems and from the sector of industry that is concerned with or opposed to insecticide use. The impediments to wide-scale adoption of this technology include the need to control stock movement (such as at a controlled watering points) and the cost of placing a unit at all such places on a commercial property. The buffalo fly tunnel trap was a useful control option in an integrated approach to buffalo fly management.