

If you see any droppings from bugs or rodents, it’s best to get rid of them immediately. One way to avoid horsehair worms is by keeping your home clean and tidy so there is no food for them to eat. Horsehair worms are not native to North America but have been found in some parts of the United States and Canada. Horsehair worms, also known as Gordian worms, are a type of roundworm that can grow up to 1.5 meters in length. As such, they just want to get out so that they can go find a mate, as that is naturally the next step in their life cycle after they come out of the insect they were originally infecting.Since we are talking about Horsehair Nematomorpha Human Diagnosis we must know if or when this infection can happen to humans and as we all already know how dangerous nematomorpha which is commonly known as a horsehair worm can be for its hosts. It does not want to be there because they can not feed off a human. There have been cases of humans coughing up or excreting horsehair worms, but the worms have only gotten in their bodies because those people ingested insects which were infected with horsehair worms, thus releasing the worm inside the body of a human, where a horsehair worm does not want to be. Horsehair worms are parasites, but they do not purposefully infect humans. Such stories should be taken with a grain of salt. Unfortunately, horsehair worms are deeply misunderstood and have received a reputation online that borders on myth: people claiming that horsehair worms have infected their bodies and ruined their lives. With that said, we do not recommend killing horsehair worms, as they are harmless to humans and pets. To answer his question, yes, it is possible to kill horsehair worm eggs with a vinegar mixture, though we do not know how effective it is against the adult worms. “Thank you.” Now, he does not send any photos of any worms, so we assume he is asking as he is generally curious.

“Can horsehair worms be killed or exterminated by spraying them with a vinegar mixture?” asks Tom in his submission.
