The Hidden Herd Thieves: Biting Bugs - RDA 507
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of pests on cattle performance and offers strategies for management and prevention.
Flies, ticks, and parasites can quietly drain cattle performance—and your checkbook. From the Central Oklahoma Cattle Conference in Stillwater, the Red Dirt Agronomy Podcast crew sits down with Oklahoma State University Extension livestock entomology and parasitology specialist Jonathan Cammack to talk real-world pest pressure. The conversation covers horn flies and why they stress cattle, the latest screwworm concerns and how fast infestations can start, plus the invasive Asian longhorned tick now found in Oklahoma and why its “asexual” reproduction can make numbers explode. Producers will leave with a simple theme: steady observation, smart prevention, and fast action beat panic every time.
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