Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Testing confirms chemical-free future for fighting flystrike in sheep

Researchers have successfully shown a technology developed at the University of Queensland can improve the efficacy of a chemical-free flystrike treatment for sheep. The technology, BenPol, addresses the limitations of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) treatment to mitigate flystrike, which is the painful...

Testing confirms chemical-free future for fighting flystrike in sheep
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Researchers have successfully shown a technology developed at the University of Queensland can improve the efficacy of a chemical-free flystrike treatment for sheep. The technology, BenPol, addresses the limitations of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) treatment to mitigate flystrike, which is the painful and sometimes fatal infestation of maggots on live sheep. The paper is published in the journal Pest Management Science.

Originally published at Phys.org

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