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Vik1
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 9:32:55 PM
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Hi, I had a random thought earlier and was just wondering if yous could help me.
I used to keep my old pony at a yard that had very sandy soil and all the horses would have loads of bot eggs on their coats every year.
However, since I moved from there (talking about 16 years ago now), my horses have been on silty/clay soil grassland and Ive never once found a single bot egg.
So I was just wondering if there could be a connection between the two. Just pondering a thought.
What kind of soil do you have and do you have bother with bot eggs?
Thanks
Vicki
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Cinnypony
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Offira
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 9:40:49 PM
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I am on sandy soil and get bot eggs, although strangely none last year at all. Have been on most soils, clay, chalk etc and pretty sure they always got them there too.
However if they pupate in the soil then it makes sense to pick sandy soil as it will be easier, so you may have a point there! |
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Kes
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 10:22:51 PM
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We are on a combination of flinty/chalky ground (typical West Sussex) and we don't get any. Previous to that I kept horses in a more sandy/clay/chalky area and I got them but not massively. Maybe there is a connection?? Anyone an entomologist (hopefully I got that right as in bugs, not an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist as my OH says  )
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zebedeedeb
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England
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 10:33:01 PM
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| im also in west sussex (bognor) flinty well drained land and dont get any, but when i was half a mile down the road on the flood plains we were full of them every summer..could it be a matter of poorer drainage? |
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Pasch
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 10:34:03 PM
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| Clay soil and we have them,but then I can't think of a bug we DON'T have... |
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 10:09:50 AM
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When I first moved here 22 years ago we had bots; it is very heavy clay soil. However, I haven't had any for years now. I am not sure if it is that we no longer allow cattle to graze with the horses or the fact that farmers have eradicated them.
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Vik1
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 10:17:40 AM
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| Obv not sandy soil connection then, ha....oh well it was just a thought. I wonder why some people get them and others dont tho. The place I was at was right on the shore so it got the worst of the weather elements, was very open, not many trees, no hedges or cows/sheep. There must be something that attracts them to certain areas. |
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Judith S
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 1:01:21 PM
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| You will get more if there are cows or sheep nearby, same goes with horseflies. |
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Dot
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England
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 5:35:12 PM
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| Bot fly larvae are obligate equine parasites, so nothing to do with soil type or other species. (Veterinary Parasiteology) Yey know something for next year now..... |
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Dot
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 11:40:42 AM
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| Bot fly larvae are obligate equine parasites, so nothing to do with soil type or other species. (Veterinary Parasiteology) Yey know something for next year now..... |
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Sandy soil and bot eggs...a connection?
