John Connett
Integrated Pest Management
College of Ag and Natural Resources
Ecosystem Science and Management
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5022
Email: IPMhelp@uwyo.edu
No Entomology graduate research program available
IPM for livestock parasites should include closely monitoring animals for health-related problems, especially during the shorter summer periods at high elevations.
Flies breed in manure which makes cattle manure management crucial to control.
Horn fly and other cattle parasite work in Wyoming
Horn Fly Management for Wyoming Beef Cattle (PDF)
Commingled black and white cows (Bos taurus; Angus and Charolais) in high-elevation rangeland are differentially parasitised by Haematobia irritans (PDF)
Haematobia irritans parasitism of F1 yak ×beef cattle (Bos grunniens ×Bos taurus) hybrids (PDF)
Livestock Parasite Management on High-Elevation Rangelands: Ecological Interactions of Climate, Habitat, and Wildlife (PDF)
Pyric-Herbivory to Manage Horn Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) on Cattle (PDF)
External Parasites of Livestock Survey
Wyoming cattle and sheep producers the opportunity to help guide our livestock parasite
research and extension efforts at UW and have created a survey.
VetPestX - Pesticides for control of Insect Pests of Animals
J. Derek Scasta, PhD.
Ecosystem Science and Management
Phone: (307) 766-2337
Insect Identification InsectID@uwyo.edu
Send clear images and mention where the insect was found.
John Connett
Integrated Pest Management
College of Ag and Natural Resources
Ecosystem Science and Management
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5022
Email: IPMhelp@uwyo.edu
No Entomology graduate research program available