Reporting suspected or confirmed cases helps us validate this new emergence forecast. The best way to check how accurate the model is across the UK is to receive reports of real field cases. If you see eggs or maggots on sheep, please submit a report using the external link below.
Only the first half of the postcode is requested — this is not used to locate strike cases, but purely to help validate and improve the forecast for future years.
Blowfly Strike Tracker & Reporting System in the UK
This Blowfly Reporting Site is supported and provided by Elanco.
The SCOPS Blowfly Forecast uses a colour-coded warning system that is updated weekly based on temperature data from 140 weather stations across the UK. While the main forecast map is live, a snapshot is taken once per week to record how the risk level has changed over the season. This information can be accessed below, by year, allowing a picture to be built up over time. You will need to know the name of your nearest weather station, which you can find on the interactive, live map. Please use the historic data with care, as the blowfly risk is different every year and just because the 'dot changed colour' on a certain date in your area in previous years does not mean it will do so again in the future.
