I have one mare and she always has bot fly eggs on her leg I've tryed the bot knifes but they don't work well at all any one got any ideas plz.
Ireland
I take scissors or clippers and cut it all off. But remember dont leave it laying in the pasture dispose of it in a trash can or they pick them right back up. Then be sure and deworm with Ivermectin
You can use a nit comb or flea comb to remove them, nit combs work best because they are designed to remove lice eggs. I use hair conditioner to loosen them then comb them right out.
I have the same problem in August usually. The best method I found is a square block groomer. Its 1" thick by 3" wide by 4" long Grooming block is the right term works great. Its very porris and black. Yes bot knife dont work.
I use Equispot by Farnam. It's a spot treatment that you apply to the back of the knees, the poll, the withers and croup every two weeks. It repels bot eggs, flys, ticks, and gnats. It's great stuff and is a lot cheaper than using regular flyspray and boticide.
The bot fly knives really do work. I think many folks don't realize they are ONE sided:shock:
If they are turned the wrong way against the horse, they aren't capable of getting a speck of dirt off.
The best way I have found is to soak only the area you are immediately working on in WARM water. Wait just a couple seconds, then use the bot knife and the eggs come right off.
The logic behind the warm water is that it tricks the eggs into thinking the horse is licking them, so they loosen up.
If you wait until the moisture cools down the eggs won't come off. If that was the case, those of us that live where there is a lot of rain would never have bot eggs on our horses
umm what do these look like?? Sandie has these strange bumps on the side of her belly, and I haven't been able to figure out what they are...someone at the barn mentioned that there is some bug that can lay eggs in the skin (EWW!!!) but they weren't sure the name of it...could that be what the bumps are??? GROSS! :-(
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