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Little white larvae

Posted by sindari on 6/19/2012, 5:10 pm

What could the little white larvae/bug things in my horse's water trough? They are teeny and not worms (yet) I cleaned it about 6 weeks ago so it is pretty clean. I looked in several other horse's troughs and no one else had them. It is a big plastic barrel.

Skeeters????

Posted by Mickeyfan34 on 6/19/2012, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Little white larvae"
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Put some gold fish in there. The ones in my trough seem to be doing the trick.
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Re: Skeeters????

Posted by sindari on 6/20/2012, 9:07 am, in reply to "Skeeters???? "

Thank you- the little bugs have turned red now. The stable guy is checking into it. The horse next to mine has a huge amount in her bucket.

Skeeters - troughs should be cleaned

Posted by FriesianMom on 6/20/2012, 11:26 am, in reply to "Little white larvae"
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at least weekly, especially with this warm weather.
Friesian Breeder and Haflinger Rider
Back Creek Farm (Specializing in Retirement and Mares & Foals)
Sebastopol, CA

Re: Skeeters - troughs should be cleaned

Posted by sindari on 6/20/2012, 11:31 am, in reply to "Skeeters - troughs should be cleaned"

Do you spray the inside with white vinegar after emptying it?

nope, just scrub 'em

Posted by FriesianMom on 6/20/2012, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Skeeters - troughs should be cleaned"
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especially since they are cleaned so regularly
Friesian Breeder and Haflinger Rider
Back Creek Farm (Specializing in Retirement and Mares & Foals)
Sebastopol, CA