Hello!
We live in a heavily wooded area that backs into a forest, with plenty of standing water both on property and in the woods. Recently it's humid and the horsefly / mosquito situation is getting pretty bad.
Previous years I'd spray the property with deltamethrin once a month and that's pretty effective in controlling the insect population. However this year with my chickens free ranging, I was concerned with spraying insecticide that my chickens might end up eating and in the end into my own eggs.
Do y'all have any tips for controlling insects without the pesticide? or these materials are safe enough / decompose fast enough that I can safely use them around the chickens?
We live in a heavily wooded area that backs into a forest, with plenty of standing water both on property and in the woods. Recently it's humid and the horsefly / mosquito situation is getting pretty bad.
Previous years I'd spray the property with deltamethrin once a month and that's pretty effective in controlling the insect population. However this year with my chickens free ranging, I was concerned with spraying insecticide that my chickens might end up eating and in the end into my own eggs.
Do y'all have any tips for controlling insects without the pesticide? or these materials are safe enough / decompose fast enough that I can safely use them around the chickens?