Hahaha, I'm in Southern AB so I know how bad the bugs were! Absolutely brutal this year, i swear they were worse here than in SK!

I started spraying Virgil's ears with people Off too and it seemed to help. I hope the bugs aren't this bad next year!

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For our area, we had a LOT of rain early in the spring/summer then a lot warmer temps and I think the rain plus humidity was perfect breeding ground for bugs.

I heard here in MI there as a confirmed case of a human getting EIA. Can't tell me that wasn't mosquitoes.

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"I hope the bugs aren't this bad next year!"

Shh! Don't say that out loud! It's liable to jinx us! *scratch*

I use a tiny swipe of Vaseline in the ears for those pesky little blood-sucking ear bug things. It works too.

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Now that it's a bit cooler, the bugs aren't as bad. Today is pretty windy, helps keeps the bugs 'piling on'. I'm glad because for a while there we were going broke with shavings for the stalls. They were in 18 hours out of 24, eating hay and pooping. Lots of work and lots of $$$.

I mowed all the pastures a couple of weeks ago. Next year I'm going to mow them once a month. I think if I keep the tall weeds down (the stuff they won't eat evah) the bugs will have fewer hiding places.

After the first frost, I'm going to put tails up. They are a mess after weeks of swaping at bugs!