Settle this "in my head" argument. Red worm

[poiuytrewq]

I haven't actually raised this debate as I know I'd not win it!
The worms in dirty water troughs, the little red wriggly ones.
Are they red worm that horses have? As in do they drink them and then have a red worm infestation and if we keep the water clean we don't need to worm for reds or encycted red?

Answers please because it's doing my head in!!!

I think they are unrelated larvae of some kind?

 

[Clodagh]

The tiny wiggly ones are mozzie larvae.

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

Redworm in horses are a horrid thing that encysts in the gut wall, this means it encsases itself and the only way o get rid of it is to worm late autumn.
There are thousands of worm species, if they have a thin skin and lot of blood they will appear red, there are no yellow worms., but there are white and sort of blue - ish. Even if you dig in the earth there will be some reddish worms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm

 

[poiuytrewq]

The tiny wiggly ones are mozzie larvae.

Thought as much ��

 

[windand rain]

Not mozzies but midge lava Mozzzie lavae are much bigger and uglier. My thoughts are if you poo pick daily, worm before they are due to encyst how can they live through that and do you then need to worm for encysted redworm

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

Not mozzies but midge lava Mozzzie lavae are much bigger and uglier. My thoughts are if you poo pick daily, worm before they are due to encyst how can they live through that and do you then need to worm for encysted redworm

I think its just too risky not to worm once a year, though would use FEC for roundworms.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Totally agree. This is why I cringe so much every time this comes up!
My horses are wormed as and when. I do worm counts regularly and poo pick daily.

 

[[59851]]

NOPE!! they are Bloodworm = Mosquito larvae, and they make fantastic live fish food!! I used to "culture" them and take them home for the fish tanks as I knew the were no chemicals used on the land, had a plentiful supply and the fish loved them!!

 

[Regandal]

Maisie, I could send you a few tubs!