Bots - Horse Racing (gambling) and flea beetle (sh)

Bots - Horse Racing (gambling)

Bots (stomach worms) are internal parasites that live in their larva form in the stomach of the horse causing interference with digestion. The eggs are small and yellow and are laid on the legs and face of the horse during the fall of the year. The adults look like bees and are seen during the fall darting at the horse and laying their eggs.

flea beetle (sh)

Any member of the beetle subfamily Alticinae (family Chrysomelidae), found worldwide.

It is tiny (less than 0.25 in. [6 mm] long) and dark or metallic in colour. The enlarged hind legs are adapted for jumping. Flea beetles are important pests of cultivated plants (e.g., grapes, cucumbers, melons, tobacco, potatoes, and tomatoes). The adults feed on the leaves, the larvae on the roots. Some flea beetles carry plant diseases (e.g., early potato blight).

Sites

Pest Star