Blowflies continue to develop resistance to chemicals used for treating flystrike.

Kristen Frost
Updated July 28 2020 - 5:48pm, first published July 27 2020 - 11:30am
Samples were sent to NSW DPI laboratories from survey responders across Australia who suspected they may of had a problem with chemical resistance to flystrike.
Samples were sent to NSW DPI laboratories from survey responders across Australia who suspected they may of had a problem with chemical resistance to flystrike.

A recent chemical resistance survey conducted by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has shown blowflies are continuing to develop resistance to chemicals used for treating flystrike.

Kristen Frost

Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

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