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Why are there bugs in horse hay?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Horse hay is really just grass that has been mowed and bundled. It often has the same bugs living in it that were in it while it was growing. Many bugs will also burrow their way into bales of hay and set up housekeeping there.

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