Moths in the Hay

[Marsha Cassada]

I have a lot of little moths in my hay. Are they harmful to the horses? They are mostly in the alfalfa.

It's been worrying me, so I took everything edible out of the little barn and set off a bug bomb in there. I only have one bale of alfalfa, as it is time for a new batch, so I put it in a black trash bag and am leaving it out in the sun today. Only have two bales of grass hay left, so it was a good time to clean out the barn anyway.

 

[Miniv]

Have no answer to your question. Perhaps this will bump it up and someone who knows will respond.

MA

 

[AppyLover2]

I noticed the same thing a couple weeks ago. Looked closer at the hay and it was moldy. Burned 17 bales. Fortunately my horses hadn't been given any since spring.

 

[Lisa-Ruff N Tuff Minis]

it really is not all that uncommon and is not dangerous to you or your horses as long as the hay is not moldy they are little white moths right?

 

[Cathy_H]

Well I have not noticed any in the hay but let me tell you they were flying all over & around the hay a few months ago. We had gotten a load of alfalfa mix & there must have been hundreds of them. I would take the broom & swish it around & they would take off by the dozens - then I turned on a powerful fan hoping to blow them out the door. They are gone now & strange but the load of hay we got a few weeks ago from the same man didn't have any come with it this time.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Yes, they are the tiny whiteish ones. I have no mold on the hay. We have had a lot of moisture this spring, so we are having more than our share of bugs.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Triggershai20]

I have them in my grain and my grass hay for my horse and it's annoying