No definite cause of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) has been identified, but a recent discovery that Eastern tent caterpillars (ETC) can cause early fetal losses (and likely contributed to MRLS) has scientists at the University of Kentucky focusing on eliminating the insects from horse farms. On May 2, 2002, during the optimal ETC eradication period (when the larvae are still in
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