A VERIFY reader who is especially sensitive to their bites asked if there are ways to keep the insects away. 1. Avoid outdoor activities when horse flies are most active. Horse flies are most active ...

Horse flies live all across North America and are active in wooded areas and near bodies of water. Female horse flies bite and feed on blood, unlike males, who feed on pollen and nectar. You can treat ...

Be on the lookout for an especially nasty and tenacious biting insect pest – the horse fly – as it hunts for its next blood meal. Despite the name, horse flies are not host-specific to horses. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The horse fly zipped over my shoulder and into my car a split-second after I cracked open the door, as if it had been hankering to ...

It’s never too early to start thinking about flies and your horse. This month we’ll discuss fly control and a unique ...

Fly control should be initiated in late spring or late fall. Weather that is hot and dry or cold and wet produces fewer flies. Warm, wet weather means more flies. Cool, wet weather will delay fly life ...

If you spend time around horses or flies, you might want to invest in some zebra print. By JoAnna Klein What’s black, white and striped all over — except for its head? Horses wearing zebra coats on a ...