Most internal parasites of horses are worms, but bots are the larvae of a fly that needs a horse to complete its life cycle. This parasite spends most of its life fastened to the inside of the host ...

This is a little different subject than my normal newspaper articles, but my master’s degree is in veterinary parasitology so it is something I would like to talk about. Three types of horse bots are ...

The adult female horse bot fly is most active in late summer and early fall. And although she does not sting the horse she can be very annoying to the animal with her fast and erratic flight patterns.

Fall brings cooler days, turning leaves and the arrival of bot flies. Beyond being unsightly and annoying, these tiny hitchhikers can pose a real health threat to your horse. Desirai Schild has been ...

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