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Patriot™ Insecticide Cattle Ear Tag

Patriot™ Insecticide Cattle Ear Tag

Patriot™ Insecticide Cattle Ear Tags are for use with both beef and non-lactating dairy cattle for the control of horn flies and other pests listed on the label. Flies are often an underestimated menace to cattle producers and can significantly impact the well-being and economic value of the herd. Flies interrupt grazing and can reduce weight gain. In fact, horn flies can reduce yearlings' weights by up to 18%.¹ Up to $68/head can be lost due to overpopulation of flies, and a total industry loss of $1 billion for the entire United States.² No producer wants to lose money, especially when there is a solution to the problem.² Beyond economics, flies impact cattle comfort and health and cause: Agitation Itching Disease transmission These impacts can reduce weight gain and milk production, making fly control ear tags an important part of a target control point fly mitigation and management program. Elanco offers customized parasite solutions to control flies and a product line that fits with integrated rotation management (IRM) programs for all production styles.

Key Product Benefits:

  • Controls horn flies, Gulf Coast ticks and spinose ear ticks*
  • Effective against pyrethroid-resistant horn flies for up to five months
  • Aids to control face flies, lice*, stable flies* and house flies*
  • Only insecticide ear tag on the market that contains 40% diazinon
  • For use with the Allflex® Universal Total Tagger, including red pins and black clips

*Not for use on this pest in California


Dosage:

  • All mature animals in the herd should be tagged. Not to be used in lactating dairy cattle. 
  • For adequate control of horn flies, attach one tag per animal.
  • For optimal control of face flies, horn flies, Gulf Coast ticks and spinose ear ticks, attach one tag to each ear (two per animal). 

Packaging: 

  • One box contains two 10-tag pouches. 20 tags, 0.5 oz./tag.

Important Product Information 

Learn more about how to properly administer, store and use Patriot. See label for complete use guidelines, including all cautions and warnings. Always read, understand and follow the label and use directions.

Indications

For use on Beef and Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle to control Horn Flies (including pyrethroid resistant populations), Gulf Coast Ticks, Spinose Ear Ticks*, and as an aid to control Face Flies, Lice*, Stable Flies*, and House Flies*.

*Not for use on this pest in California

Patriot Insecticide Ear Tag Product Information

Click to download Patriot Insecticide Ear Tag Product Label.

¹ Boxler, D. 2017. "Managing horn flies." University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beefwatch. Available at: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/beef/6527/37663. Accessed December 5, 2017.

² Simmons, N. June 2018. "Fly control is important for cattle herds over the summer." University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Available at: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2018/06/08/fly-control-is-important-for-cattle-herds-over-the-summer/. Accessed October 1, 2019.