[Jacob-list] Gross! Flystrike in a horn!?

[Kathryn Shirley]

Nose bots are tough to kill.  IvomecR will do the job, but it will take
up to a month for the last grotty bot to get sneezed out.  I know of no
other effective treatment.

Kate Shirley
Humbug Farm

Dave & Katrina wrote:

>  Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember hearing of something
> like this, but know nothing about Nose Bot.  Will have to do a little
> research on it.  It is possible, I guess.  Even more gross, I think.
> Thanks for thinking of it Thom.   Hmm so is IvomecR a problem during
> pregnancy? I guess that is not the ivomec we use... Maybe I should do
> the whole flock.  (Don't care to repeat that picture!)Thanks. Katrina
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Thomas Simmons
>      To: jacob-list;oberlef at supernet.com
>      Sent: 9/8/02 10:25:23 PM
>      Subject: RE: [Jacob-list] Gross! Flystrike in a horn!?
>       Katrina,This might be Nose Bot, as opposed to
>      flystrike....this fly lays eggs on or in the sheeps
>      nostrils, and when they hatch, they crawl up the sinuses and
>      into the horn cavities...the maggots can be up to one inch
>      long (I know, this is really GROSS stuff).  Did you notice
>      this sheep pressing its nose to the ground (to avoid flies)
>      or sneezing alot this summer?If it's nose bot, she's
>      probably still got larvae in her sinuses ....I understand
>      you can use IvomecR, but it takes a full month to kill
>      everything.thom
>
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