Further Information
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (BAM) Act 2007
Poultry Manure and Fly Regulations
Produced by the Health Department of WA
Read the information bulletins by Dr David Cook and Professor Ian Dadour
Stable Fly Management Project
- Click here to access the Biosecurity in Agriculture Management Act (BAM Act)
- Click here to download the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Plan (Stable Fly) 2016
Poultry Manure and Fly Regulations
Produced by the Health Department of WA
- Fly Eradication Regulations or access them through the State Law Publisher website by clicking here.
- Health (Poultry Manure) Regulations 2001 or access them through the State Law Publisher website by clicking here
- Amendment to Poultry Manure Regs dated 24 May 2011 by clicking here
Read the information bulletins by Dr David Cook and Professor Ian Dadour
- Biting flies from rotting crop residue
- Biting flies - for horse owners
- Biting flies - cattle producers
- Biting fly traps
- Coordinated and Synchronous Drenching of Cattle to control Stable Flies (Dr David Cook, 2017)
Stable Fly Management Project
- Report on the Agriculture Western Australia initiative in co-operation with the Health Department of Western Australia as well as key Local Government and Agricultural Industries to Reduce stable fly breeding associated with intensive agricultural production to levels that do not disrupt rural industries and the community
Click the image above to download the brochure "Fly Breeding Associated with Horticulture and Livestock". A joint publication by Agriculture WA, Entomology Section (Dr David Cook and Dr Ian Dadour) and the Health Department of WA, Environmental Health Service (Dave Peckitt and Owen Ashby).
Environmental Health Guide : Stable Fly
Stable Fly Farmnote 101/94
Managing changes to poultry manure availability in WA Farmnote 78/2001
The Biter
Click here to download and read the latest issue including information on stable fly breeding, the upcoming total ban of poultry manure and the results from the Gingin entomology consultancy.
Click here to download the article Elkan, P., R. Parnell, et al. (2009). "A die-off of large ungulates following a Stomoxys biting fly out-break in lowland forest, northern Republic of Congo." African J. Ecol. 47(4): 528-536.
The Biter - Providing information into the stable fly problem and the development of solutions
Good Practice Management of Manures and Vegetable Crop Residue - Produced by Vegetables WA
Presentation by Manna Enterprises on the Pasteurisation of Raw Poultry Manure
Links to other relevant websites
Department of Agriculture of WA
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/
Department of Health
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/home/
Vegetables WA
http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/
The Good Practice Guide developed by Vegetables WA
http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/goodpractice.asp
Environmental Health Guide : Stable Fly
Stable Fly Farmnote 101/94
Managing changes to poultry manure availability in WA Farmnote 78/2001
The Biter
Click here to download and read the latest issue including information on stable fly breeding, the upcoming total ban of poultry manure and the results from the Gingin entomology consultancy.
Click here to download the article Elkan, P., R. Parnell, et al. (2009). "A die-off of large ungulates following a Stomoxys biting fly out-break in lowland forest, northern Republic of Congo." African J. Ecol. 47(4): 528-536.
The Biter - Providing information into the stable fly problem and the development of solutions
Good Practice Management of Manures and Vegetable Crop Residue - Produced by Vegetables WA
Presentation by Manna Enterprises on the Pasteurisation of Raw Poultry Manure
Links to other relevant websites
Department of Agriculture of WA
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/
Department of Health
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/home/
Vegetables WA
http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/
The Good Practice Guide developed by Vegetables WA
http://www.vegetableswa.com.au/goodpractice.asp