Is this a Bot Fly larvae?

[jonnorris]

Hi all

Just wormed Molly (Equest Max) and found this in her doings.

It looks like a bot fly larvae to me but I've not seen one at this early a stage so not 100pc sure.

What do you reckon?

Regards

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[mandal]

Think I've just posted on your thread on H&H! lol
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[Catrin]

You worm for bots at Christmas as that's when the larvae are in the stomach, looks like yours are on the muck heap now!

[anastasia55555]

I have no idea but yukky!! glad they are free of them!

[kafee]

Yup, I would say so! Better out than in!

[jonnorris]

You worm for bots at Christmas as that's when the larvae are in the stomach, looks like yours are on the muck heap now!

Yup. We do an intelligent worming program here with the local vets. We did fecal egg counts during the summer, (all low/zero), we poo pick regularly(ish). Wormed for encysted reds with Pannacur 5 day last week, Equest Max for tapes/bots this week.

Worm again in the spring then egg counts during the summer again etc.

I'm going to use Equest Pramox next year but their worming history was "uncertain" previously, so didn't want to take the very slight risk of using Moxidectin.

Regards all.

[izzy]

I too found them when i wormed mine a few weeks ago only 2or 3 though and not sure whos poo it was.

i used equest paramox when i last wormed.

[lucia]

Yup its a bot fly larvae - I was horrified to see the nasty little blighters when we scoped my mare in November! (Couldn't wait till it was time to nuke them ;D)