Show WARBLES OR GRUBS IN CATTLE The Thur veterinary department of the Kan IAn Kansas sas MS Sn J Station at nt Manhattan has hee Issued 1 the tIme following bulletin on war warbles ar bles lIlee Ide amid grubs In inn tattle cattle under data Ioto of February r 9 Recent observations made and 11 alit reports r receIved by b this department nt Indicate that warbles or grubs In tn cattle cottle are nr unusually I prevalent In lii some Instances they the tIne ore re reported reo reported ported to 10 have caused tho the dentin death d ath of 01 young cattle Warbles or grubs ar lirA are the larval laral form of at tho time ox or h elny linea Ill Tine The grubs or on warbles s are aro no 10 ns n little lumps or bunches 9 Ju joint jUlit t be beneath beneath neath the tine skin of the Iho back Directly 1 over each cach warble there them la I a 1 small mall poro pore or open opening lag ing In tho tine skin kin through which tho the grub breathes adult heeln or Is U a I little larger than tho tIne com common common mon naomi housefly In the latter part Inert of ot tho the summer ummer she sho hio deposits her eggs egg upon tho the hair of cattle In tho tIne region of time the heels heel Tho The animal licks tho Ihn part and the larvae are aro Into Inlo thu Iho mouth Froni tine till throat or ur gullet the tho small mall larvae bore hore their t way In through the thu tissues tI suta until they locate beneath the skin of tho the back where tines they Increase In size ZO quite rapidly so o that tho tino lumpy lumps tire ore large enough h to a ha 10 noticed d by tIme the latter part ut of ot December I or early In inn January In February or March these larvae or work their way 11 out through the tho small email hole holo In the tho skin fall toll to IJ the I he ground burrow Into Inlo the dirt or Utter litter pupate anti sonio somO w weeks ks later lorm Into adult tiles files In Imi b hi 5 It U was nl ne estimate that CO M tier per percent tiercent cent of the cattle In 1 were affected with und anti the tho loss liy by damaged hides was estimated estimate for fur tho tine United States statu at nt tram Irom 5 to 6 million dol li m hides aro are usually docked about Warbles are arc more macre prevalent In iii tho western part of lit the slate and amid attack young animals moro severely than older cattle ra tt It As the adult tiles lies do nb not hot S travel far ta r n a owner can free freo his hl herd pretty well veil ell from these theRO pests by liv III v treating at nt tIlls sea lien ea eason son Non of cr the year If lr t other cattle In tine tho Immediate vicinity arc affected tho the adult flies mell Ik will travel far tor enough to tl Infest t neighboring cattle All 11 cattle owners should unite to 10 destroy this pest iest I nt should as Ii a soon roon ns nN tho th warbles are arc upon tho the animals backs linch Most of time tho warbles or fr can bo tie destroyed 11 by b rutting putting tur kerosene crude crudo petroleum or mercurial ointment In ha or 01 on tho the opening tho tiit skin ship directly over tho warble worbie If It the opening Is ury Iry vry small It should tm ho enlarged by h b using n a pointed stIck lIck A machinists oil cli can Call navin n a slender III r nozzle furnished an nn excellent ul method of applying tha tho medicine lly By running the thit cattle eA through a 1 chute they tinny run an ho bo treated rapidly They should hould l luy lio o examined In imi about ten tell days dos and amid any amny An that escape e callo tho the first treatment should ho in 1 01 destroyed IW by b a n second or better belter b lIer out lilt amid crushed or they can lIn ho be crushed beneath hl tho tine skin skim by b punching pinching the tho lump or ll o killed by b Inserting a n pointed wire or large needle need II It li is Important that any nn grubs Krub squeezed out or escaping tnt tira should be destroyed 11 or they the thie will Into adult mea flies as |