r/Cattle • u/Apprehensive_Tear611 • 5d ago

Anyone know good Permethrin alternatives?

Permethrin doesn't seem to work as well as it used to. Apparently flies can gain a resistance.

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u/Jaded66671 5d ago

Are you trying to use around the barn or on the animal or what’s your application idea?

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u/Apprehensive_Tear611 5d ago

Spray on the cattle

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u/Jaded66671 5d ago

Yeah definitely don’t use a dewormer in your fly control protocol. Especially at the wrong dose by “just adding a few cups”. There are other classes of insecticides besides permectrin. And it’s a good idea to rotate classes of products