Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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This video showcases an innovative approach to farm pest control by using birdhouses to attract swallows for fly management. It details how providing nesting spaces and cedar shavings for the birds not only aids in keeping them healthy by controlling mites but also benefits the farm by naturally reducing fly populations around livestock.

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From the archives: Jon Bansen, a third-generation dairy farmer, demonstrates one of his techniques for using nature to control his fly populations.

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