PRO/AH/EDR> Blister beetle poisoning, equine – USA: (NC)

Poisoning — United States
Agriculture officials say 6 horses have died in North Carolina after eating hay containing blister beetles.
The Rocky Mount Telegram reports () that state Department of Agriculture investigators have linked the deaths to a load of alfalfa hay delivered from Kansas last month [August 2015] to feed stores in Louisburg and Middlesex. The 2 stores sold the hay from 11 Aug 2015 until Mon 14 Sep 2015, when the state issued a stop-sale order.
Officials say a poison in the blister beetle can be