Bot Fly Egg Removal

It’s the season of Bot Fly Eggs!

I don’t know about you, but I feel like every time I pull one of our horses out, I see new bot fly eggs on them! It doesn’t seem to matter how much or what kind of fly spray you use, the bot flies are busy annoying owners and horses alike while they lay their eggs. So what can we do to get rid of the little yellow eggs that tell us its fall every year?

There are three things I have used in the past that work great. My first go-to is the good ol’e ‘Slick and Easy’ block you can get any almost any of your farm/ livestock supply stores for around $9. This works great for a few, or as the first round of removing the eggs, however I find that sometimes its hard to use for certain angles around the legs, not to mention that it does have a smell to it. I also find that once it is used for a while, it loses its ‘grip’ & I have to shave some of it off to get to a fresh spot. Still, its a great first line of defence.

For the times that there is just a solid spot of eggs - the Slick and Easy is not going to cut it. I am not going to lie - if the horse is not going to a show any time soon…..I have grabbed the clippers and shaved them off. I know - not perfect, but it works and is not as labor intensive.

For the horses that still have a show coming up (and most of them this time of year are the BIG ones - World, Congress, begining of the Indoors for USHJA, exc) the clippers should never be a thought! In this instance I have found that eyebrow / facial razors work WONDERS! They are small enough to get in and around tricky areas. They work great for one solitary egg or for the larger areas that need to be cleaned off. The only down side is you have to be very soft in the pressure you use - otherwise there will be an obvious razor spot!

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