How to kill ticks? What tool kills mites?

The reality is that almost 48,000 species of ticks thrive in nature ! They live everywhere, even in Antarctica, occupying the soil, parasitizing on birds and animals, settling on plants and food. So we want it or not, and a collision with them is more than possible. Therefore, how to kill ticks, everyone should know. Fortunately, not all their species parasitize. Many mites are common predators or scavengers of the insect world. These do not interest us. We will try to embrace the immensity and in one small article tell about a huge family of parasites that are poisoning our lives.

Ixodes Ticks

These only feed on the blood of animals, birds and humans. In nature, there are as many as 700 species. The peculiarities of their organism are such that they can carry in themselves without viruses of encephalitis, borreliosis and other dangerous diseases without miserable for themselves. If a person bites just such a tick, the probability of getting infected is high. After a bite, the virus enters the blood instantaneously, and into the brain - the next day. Drugs from encephalitis do not always help, and there are many deaths, especially among children. There are two subspecies of ticks-Far Eastern and Siberian, whose mortality from a bite is 25%! Therefore, it is much more important to know not how to kill a tick, but how to avoid a bite. In Russia, these parasites are common in Siberia, the Far East, the Moscow, Leningrad, Ulyanovsk, Samara regions, in Karelia. The peak of the attack is May-June. And ticks can be found not only in the forest, but also in cottages, cemeteries, parks.

"Face" of the enemy

The appearance of representatives of different types of ixodids is somewhat different. There are ticks with a monochrome back and with a patterned, there are dark, almost black, and there are light brown and gray. The common thing between them is that the fed mite is many times more hungry and looks like a swollen bloody bladder. Length of the hungry - from 0.2 mm to 5 mm. The body is solid, the head is not clearly defined. In some species the body is covered with a shell or shields. His leg has 4 pairs, and on his head there are piercing-sucking oral outgrowths. How to kill a mite, if suddenly caught him? Just crush it? His veils are so hard that after such execution he continues to live on. Therefore, it is recommended to burn it, and it is better to pass it to the laboratory for tests to find out whether it is infected with viruses or not.

How mites bite

The majority of representatives of ixodid ticks are blind, therefore the statement that they attack only those in white is at least confusing. The parasite reacts to the heat and smell of the body of the victim, and it senses it for 10 or more meters! In anticipation, he can sit on a blade of grass or a tree for 4 weeks, and after waiting for his, jumps on the victim and begins to crawl over it in search of a place with a thinner skin (armpits, groin, neck, stomach). They bite painlessly, as they inject a special analgesic substance into the victim. Therefore, often people learn about the bite only on red spots (erythema) or on the symptoms of the started illnesses (temperature, nausea, headaches). In this connection, the question of how to kill ticks is receding into the background. On the first - how to protect yourself from ticks, if you do not even notice them. Some advise to prick a special immunoglobulin, which you need to have with you. Experts doubt the effectiveness of this measure. There are cases when the immunoglobulin worsened the course of the disease, and did not save from it.

Prevention

With regard to ticks it is difficult to overestimate. Many diligent owners in places of mass gathering (recreation centers, campsites, parks) are processing green plantations from parasites. How to kill mites in your own summer cottage? For this, preparations "Medilis-zyper", "Dermascenter", "Hemafizalis" are suitable. Some use DDT. All of these drugs have instructions for use that must be followed.

The second important step in prevention is vaccination. It will not save you from bites, but the only one will protect you 100% from contracting deadly diseases. Vaccination is especially necessary for those who live in the ticks favored by the ticks, and also for those who are going there.

For those who go to the forest, rather than on a dacha treated from parasites, there are simple rules that help to avoid tick bites. They are simple:

- every 2 hours to study their clothes for the presence of ticks on it;

- In the woods wear long trousers, the bottom of which is tucked into socks, the blouse must also be with long sleeves;

- After returning home, wash clothes.

The parasite sucked

How can I kill a tick that has sucked on the skin? Some advise not to engage in amateur activities, but immediately rush to the doctor. This is wrong, because the earlier get rid of the bloodsucker, the less viruses (if they have it) will enter the body. Self-mites are removed as follows:

1. Tied to the thread of his body as close as possible to the surface of the skin, that is, his head, and slowly begins to swing, until the mite pulls out the head from the place of bite. If she suddenly broke away and stayed in the skin, you need to dig it with a disinfected needle.

2. Close the tick on the skin with a cotton swab moistened with oil, grease it with petroleum jelly or drip its body with wax, that is, block it with oxygen. They say that without the ability to breathe, he climbs out himself.

3. Squeeze the body of the mite with tweezers to pluck out the eyebrows and start slowly unscrewing (not pulling) out of the skin. It is important to crush the parasite! Then its contents instantly fall into the rank. If the tick is successfully removed, place the bite with alcohol or iodine, tweezers and the needle rinse.

Chemical warfare

The industry produces drugs that kill ticks. They are divided into:

- repellents, that is, scarers;

- Acaricidal (paralyzing parasite);

- insecticide-repellent (2 in 1).

Repellents are good in that they get rid of all bloodsucking creatures (nematodes, mosquitoes, mites) for the time spent in nature. These drugs are toxic, but no more than any other, serving a similar purpose. There are also repellents for children. It is necessary to apply them both on clothes and on the skin, and it is desirable for babies to spray and head. Disadvantages of repellents - short term, weathering, rinsing with water and so on. There are a lot of them on sale - "Pretex", "Off! Extreme", "DETA-VOKKO", "Biban" and others, containing diethyltoluamide compounds and permethrin.

What means kills mites to death

The answer is acaricides. They (substances based on sulfur, chlorine, phosphoric organics) kill mites on plants, products (for example, seeds), are part of preparations for the destruction of parasites in animals and birds. For people there are acaricidal sprays, which, however, do not kill, but only paralyze the paws of the ticks. All acaricidal drugs have a high class of toxicity, so the skin is not applied, but only on clothes (not put on a person, but lying on the side). Use it only after the preparation dries. The choice of acaricidal sprays is wide. This is "Tornado-anti-cell", "Gardex-anti-cell", "Reftamide taiga" and others. Each such tool that kills ticks is effective enough, but working with them, you must follow safety rules.

Insecticidally-repellent agents combine 2 to 1. In any case, so conceived by the manufacturers, so surely. They are also toxic, therefore they are applied only to clothing.

Scabies

This disease is now rare, but you do not need to forget about it. It is caused by itch mites. To catch them it is possible only at direct contact (including sexual) with the infected. Clothing and household items are not involved in the process. Once in a healthy person, the female parasite, like a mole, immediately begins to dig in the skin. Productivity - up to 5 mm per day. For half an hour she has time to completely disappear in her burrow. What is curious: scabies mites anyway, their victim is a fan of purity or already a month unwashed. They live at all. Symptoms of lesions are rash, itching, broken lines (itch mink or strokes). However, there are cases when such symptoms are absent. Favorite places for moves - between the fingers and toes, genitals, wrists. The rash begins there, and then spreads throughout the body.

Scary is not itself scabies, but its complications. Thus, half of patients have dermatitis and purulent inflammation, and in some, especially weakened people, with scabies, pneumonia, erysipelas, internal abscesses and other diseases occur. How to kill a hypodermic tick? For this purpose, ointments with benzyl benzoate, lindane, melatonin are used. The drug "Ivermectin" proved to be very useful.

Scabies are also present in animals, but they are not transmitted to humans.

Demodex

These ticks are 65 species, but "human" only two. One lives in the hair bags, the other - in the sebaceous glands. The dimensions of the parasites are microscopic, up to 0.5 mm. Some believe that teenagers suffer mainly from demodexes. This is not so, 2/3 of the elderly and half of middle-aged people are affected by the tick. They are transferred from the patient to the healthy only with close contact. Many of us also do not suspect that they are carriers of this tick, since there are no symptoms. They start to appear under stress, diseases that weaken immunity. An ailment begins, characterized by itching, rash, pustules. Often demodicosis is confused with the usual acne. To determine whether there is a tick or not, it is possible only by laboratory tests.

How to kill a tick? Demodex has rather dense covers, through which drugs do not penetrate well. Nevertheless, ointments are the main medical device. Good reviews are "Permetric", "Tsinkikhtilovaya", "Amitrosin" (for the eyelids), liquid chlorophyll. Folk healers recommend to treat the disease with streptocid, tar soap, with its own prepared ointments with gunpowder, garlic (compresses with oil are made from it). With all types of treatment, it is necessary to strengthen immunity, organize the correct regime of the day and nutrition, and eliminate stress.

Ambaric mite

These parasites live not only in the barn, but also on the roots of plants, in the nests of birds, in onions, grains, flour, sugar, cheese, wine, dried fruits. Their dimensions are up to 0.5 mm, so it is difficult to notice such a tick with the naked eye. Sugar and flour mites are the culprits of the so-called scabies of the grocer. The infected have reddening of the skin, itching, and when the parasite enters the body, enter intestinal acarias, which is fraught with diarrhea, abdominal pain, temperature, and urinary acariasis, in which the genito-urinary organs are damaged. Cheese and wine mites also cause gastrointestinal diseases.

How to kill ticks on products? No way. The spoiled products must be discarded, and the places and containers where they were stored should be treated with a soap solution with bleach. Some advise using orange oil (a few drops on a glass of water). Prevention of infection: bringing cereals and products from the store, put them in the freezer for 24 hours.

Spider mite

There are about 1300 species of these parasites, but the most famous is the spider mite common. The size of the insect does not reach 1 mm, and the color varies from the stage of development. Larvae slightly greenish, almost transparent, adult females are bright. Orange-red. They spoil about 200 species of plants. The difficulty of fighting against parasites is that their eggs remain viable up to 5 years, and they can be found in soil, flower pots, in the slots of window frames and window-sills. They eat spider mites the juice of plants, while rewarding their host with a number of diseases (gray rot, viral phytoinfections). The sign of lesions is small light dots on leaves (the underside) and cobwebs. The sick plant must be immediately isolated from the healthy, the window sill should be treated. Than kill a spider mite? To do this, use insecticides:

"Carbophos."

- "Fitoverm".

"Intavir."

"Aldicarb."

The folk methods are as follows:

- next to the plant put slices of garlic or put a cap with turpentine, wrap the pot with polyethylene and leave for a day;

- Spray the plant with infusion of dandelion roots or onion husks.

There is also a biological method of struggle - to place next to sick plants of ticks-predators, which are sold in specialized stores.