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Bots (Gasterophilus spp) Life Cycles and Disease in Horses
  by Robert N. Oglesby DVM

Introduction

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"Bots" is the term used for a common group of insects that parasitize horses to complete their life cycle. Parasitisation of equines by insects is called "mydriasis". The scienific names for the common bots are Gasterophilus intestinalis, G. nasalis, and G. haemorrhoidalis. Bot flies lay their eggs by attaching them to the legs, chest, and face of horses. These hatch out as infective larvae that by way of the mouth make their way to the stomach and intestines of horses where they can do damage and have been associated with stomach rupture. This article discusses the life cycle, diseases, treatment, and prevention of this parasite including photos of all the life stages.
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