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*After 3 months larvae reach '''winter resting sites''' where they remain from November to Feburary/March whilst moulting to the L2 stage
 
*After 3 months larvae reach '''winter resting sites''' where they remain from November to Feburary/March whilst moulting to the L2 stage
 
**Epidural fat in the spinal canal for ''H. bovis''
 
**Epidural fat in the spinal canal for ''H. bovis''
**Wall of the oesophagus for ''H. lineatum''
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**Wall of the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophagus]] for ''H. lineatum''
    
*Larvae then migrate back to the subcutis along the midline of the back where they bore a breathing hole through the skin and moult to the L3 stage
 
*Larvae then migrate back to the subcutis along the midline of the back where they bore a breathing hole through the skin and moult to the L3 stage
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**Toxin release
 
**Toxin release
 
**Pressure on the spinal cord (''H. bovis'')
 
**Pressure on the spinal cord (''H. bovis'')
**Bloat from pressue on the oesophageal wall (''H. lineatum'')
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**Bloat from pressue on the [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophageal wall]] (''H. lineatum'')
    
'''Control'''
 
'''Control'''
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*Larvae are squirted into the nostils of sheep in a jet of liquid
 
*Larvae are squirted into the nostils of sheep in a jet of liquid
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*The larvae crawl caudally into the nasal cavity and feed on the nasal mucosa and mature before returning to the nostrils
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*The larvae crawl caudally into the [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] and feed on the nasal mucosa and mature before returning to the nostrils
    
*Larval development takes up to two months
 
*Larval development takes up to two months
**Larvae can overwinter in the nasal cavity if deposited late in the summer
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**Larvae can overwinter in the [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] if deposited late in the summer
    
*Once the larvae have developed they are sneezed out and pupate on the ground
 
*Once the larvae have developed they are sneezed out and pupate on the ground
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***Eggs laid in the intermandibular area
 
***Eggs laid in the intermandibular area
 
*''G. haemorrhoidalis''
 
*''G. haemorrhoidalis''
***Eggs laid around the lips
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***Eggs laid around the [[Lips - Anatomy & Physiology|lips]]
    
*Larvae crawl into the mouth and penetrate the tissues of the buccal mucosa which takes a few weeks
 
*Larvae crawl into the mouth and penetrate the tissues of the buccal mucosa which takes a few weeks
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*Larvae then emerge and are swallowed
 
*Larvae then emerge and are swallowed
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*Larvae pass into the stomach and attach to the gastric mucosa
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*Larvae pass into the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] and attach to the gastric mucosa
 
**Larvae are now known as '''bots'''
 
**Larvae are now known as '''bots'''
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**''G. nasalis'' attaches to the pylorus
 
**''G. nasalis'' attaches to the pylorus
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*After 10-12 months in the stomach, the larvae detach and are passed out in the faeces
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*After 10-12 months in the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]], the larvae detach and are passed out in the faeces
 
**''G. haemorrhoidalis'' attaches to the rectal mucosa before being passed out
 
**''G. haemorrhoidalis'' attaches to the rectal mucosa before being passed out
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'''Control'''
 
'''Control'''
 
*Treatment of horses with [[Ectoparaciticides|insecticides]] over winter
 
*Treatment of horses with [[Ectoparaciticides|insecticides]] over winter
**Breaks the life cycle as all the population are present as bots in the stomach
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**Breaks the life cycle as all the population are present as bots in the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]]
    
*If eggs are present in late summer, the horse's coat can be sponged with an [[ectoparasite|insecticide]]
 
*If eggs are present in late summer, the horse's coat can be sponged with an [[ectoparasite|insecticide]]
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