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I went to my local farm supply and looked through the boxes of insecticidal 
tags and read the back of the box.  I found some that said that they were 
safe for lactating animals and figured those would be the bet bet.  I 
purchased a "broken" box and got enough to last me for two summers.  I 
called my vet and ran it by him and he didn't see a problem with it.  You do 
need to wear gloves to handle the tags and I would not put more than two on 
a horse.  It does make them look a bit Minnie Pearlish.

This is something that folks who use plow horses would attach to the harness 
to keep flys from driving the horses/mules batty.

Of course, there are always folks who would err on the side of caution with 
this one since it is a bit of a "home remedy" and not officially "approved" 
for horses.  I personally have not had problems with them.

Call your vet and see what they say.

Cheers!

Mel


> From: "Sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "endurance.net" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   [RC] No seeums/ sweet itch remedies
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:50:53 -0700
>
> Before I try this, is there any particular type of insecticidal ear tag or 
> are they all the same and are there any reasons NOT to use the tags?
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy
>
> Mel wrote:
> Braid an insecticidal ear tag in the mane and tail. No more bugs of any 
> sort. Lasts for a couple of months and will stop sweet itch.

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