Horse fly season brings biting insects and UV damage to pastures nationwide. Learn the strategies equestrians use to protect their horses this spring.

Equine insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is a prevalent allergic dermatitis in horses, primarily triggered by bites from insects of the Culicoides species. The condition is mediated by immunoglobulin ...

A VERIFY reader who is especially sensitive to their bites asked if there are ways to keep the insects away. 1. Avoid outdoor activities when horse flies are most active. Horse flies are most active ...

Horse flies live all across North America and are active in wooded areas and near bodies of water. Female horse flies bite and feed on blood, unlike males, who feed on pollen and nectar. You can treat ...

Horse fly prevention goes beyond sprays. Discover the gear and strategies equestrians are adopting to keep their horses comfortable all summer.

State agriculture officials are encouraging horse owners across Alabama to vaccinate their animals against mosquito-borne illnesses.

Be on the lookout for an especially nasty and tenacious biting insect pest – the horse fly – as it hunts for its next blood meal. Despite the name, horse flies are not host-specific to horses. They ...

Two horses have been euthanized after the first cases of West Nile virus in horses this year were confirmed in Delaware. The Office of the State Veterinarian in the Delaware Department of Agriculture ...