Cattle Grub Removal

Distribution back to top the common cattle grub occurs naturally in cattle in at least 50 countries in africa asia europe and north america but principally in the region of 25 and 60 degrees latitude in the northern hemisphere. Sprays amount 100 gallons water co ral 25 wp 12 to 16 lbs co ral 11 6 ec 3 gal gx118 11 6 ec 2 gal when using systemic insecticide sprays for cattle grub control it is necessary to use a high pressure sprayer to insure that the skin as well as the hair is thoroughly soaked.

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Biology typically the life cycle of a cattle grub spans about a year with most of that time spent as a larva migrating inside the animal s body.

Cattle grub removal. Adult cattle grubs are commonly known as heel flies warble flies bomb flies or gad flies. The results of their handiwork generally do not appear until february but now is the time to apply the preventive treatment that will keep them under control. Common cattle grub heel fly hypoderma lineatum northern cattle grub hypoderma bovis.

Sprayer pressures should be from 200 to 400 psi. Take care to avoid rupturing the grub during extraction because exposing the cow to the internal body fluids of the grub may produce localized. Cattle grubs damage muscle tissue along the back line of cattle and cut holes in the hide to breathe figure 1.

To avoid adverse host parasite reactions cattle should be treated either before or after grubs migrate through the body. Mature cattle grubs can be squeezed out of the warble through the breathing hole figure 8. Removal of immature grubs is more difficult because of their backward spines.

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