Spot On makes dead certain you're killing the new wave of flies as they emerge:
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Different fly species emerge throughout the summer
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Fly populations quickly expand to become large irritating swarms
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Keep fly problems at bay with regular, frequent treatment: Monthly treatments; starting in April/May
- Reduce flies in the parlour in July/August by treating the milkers in May/June
Main users:
DAIRY FARMERS - Milking cows - Dry cows (Summer Mastitis) - Lice on all stock
BEEF FARMERS - Dry cows (Summer mastitis) - Lice on all stock
SHEEP FARMERS - Lice and Ticks - To treat established blow fly strike (maggots)
Dose Rate:
Cattle: 10 ml
Sheep: 5 ml
Zero milk withhold in cows producing milk for human consumption
Meat & offal: 17 days in cattle; 35 days in sheep
Not licensed for use in sheep producing milk for human consumption
Spot On Indications:
On cattle: for the control of both sucking and biting lice, including Damalinia bovis, Solenopotes capillatus, Linognathus vituli and Haematopinus eurysternus on all ages of cattle including dairy cattle producing milk for human consumption. Also as an aid in the control of both biting and nuisance flies including Haematobia irritans, Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca species and Hydrotaea irritans.
On sheep: For the control of ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and of lice and keds and established blowfly strike.
Summary of Product Characteristics: Full product licence here
References
1. Skovgard et al, Environmental Entomology (2012) 41(1):20-29