Horse Flies!

[FishermanTim]

Get rid of your horse?

I wish I had a good suggestion, since We don't have them here.
I hate ANY biting insect, be them Mosquito, horsefly, deerfly, gnat, greenhead fly or "noseeums". On top of the nuisance of the biting pain and itch, there's also the possibility of viruses that can be transmitted. I got a nice case of ringworm years ago from a jumbo horsefly. I killed the sucks, but not until after it delivered it's "gift" in my leg.

Bug spray works for some, but I can't speak for the larger biters.
Short of wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants, there may not be much you can do as long as they are in their feeding cycle.

Good luck!

[MarshCappa]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Get rid of your horse?

I wish I had a good suggestion, since We don't have them here.
I hate ANY biting insect, be them Mosquito, horsefly, deerfly, gnat, greenhead fly or "noseeums". On top of the nuisance of the biting pain and itch, there's also the possibility of viruses that can be transmitted. I got a nice case of ringworm years ago from a jumbo horsefly. I killed the sucks, but not until after it delivered it's "gift" in my leg.

Bug spray works for some, but I can't speak for the larger biters.
Short of wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants, there may not be much you can do as long as they are in their feeding cycle.

Good luck!

Do I dare ask what a case of ringworm is like?!

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by MarshCappa

Do I dare ask what a case of ringworm is like?!

I think it's 24 of them.

[FishermanTim]

It's a little like psoriasis or eczema, basically a skin rash that can spread if untreated.

It starts out just like Lyme disease, with a bullseye rash.

My doctor at the time did test for it, but had me take the meds for Lyme's just to be safe.