Scientific name: Draschia L3, Habronema L3
Common name: Summer Sores

Description: Summer sores are unsightly external lesions that occur when flies deposit worm larvae in existing skin lacerations or abrasions. Larvae further sensitize the skin, cause severe itching and inhibit the healing process. Previously clean wounds or sores that have become enlarged and covered with a reddish-yellow tissue indicate the development of summer sores. Persisting summer sores that do not heal can become chronic and bleed easily. Lesions may heal spontaneously during winter but frequently recur in spring and summer.