“We found that painting zebra-like stripes on domesticated cows can decrease the incidence of biting flies landing on individuals by 50%,” the researchers reported.

No, scientists are not unveiling a new cow-zebra crossbreed, but they are painting cattle with stripes. According to a new study published in peer-review journal PLOS ONE, painting cows with zebra ...

The apparent effects of the stripes were remarkable. The number of biting flies observed on zebra-striped cows was less than half the number seen on unpainted cows and far less than cows painted with ...

"We found that painting zebra-like stripes on cows can decrease the incidence of biting flies landing on individuals by 50%," according to the study's findings.

“We found that painting zebra-like stripes on cows can decrease the incidence of biting flies landing on individuals by 50 percent,” the study concludes.

Story at a glance. Biting flies cause an estimated $2.2 billion in damages each year to the cattle industry. Cows with black-and-white zebra stripes cut fly bites in half, according to a new study.

Science; Cows; Cows are being painted with zebra stripes to test odd theory - and it works Biting flies cause huge problems for cows, but scientists may have found a very strange way to combat the ...

Life Hack: Paint Zebra Stripes on Your Cows to Keep Flies Away. You'll reduce bug bites by 50 percent! By Daisy Hernandez Published: Oct 11, 2019 11:18 AM EDT. Save Article. Kojima et al.

A group of Japanese researchers found that painting stripes that mimic those found on zebras seems to dramatically reduce the amount ... Black-and-white striped cattle (B&W) with white lacquer, (b) ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 7, 2020) It may seem peculiar at first sight, but painting zebra stripes on domestic cattle has the potential to significantly reduce the livestock industry’s use of toxic ...

Ranchers might want to consider painting "zebra stripes" on their livestock. According to a new study published in PLoS ONE, the measure reduces the number of biting flies on cows by more than half.