How to get rid of ticks in an apartment or house

The home tick, it is also a dust mite, lives everywhere, enters the room with the air stream. Externally, the presence of a parasite can be determined, its quantity can be determined by a layer of dust on furniture, in mattresses, pillows, blankets. Arachnids are extremely small, it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Sensitive people cause allergies of varying degrees of intensity, worsen well-being. One of the most important issues is how to get rid of a tick, to prevent its reproduction.

Appearance, habitat

A microscopic creature with body sizes from 0.1 - 0.5 mm. Consider the features of his body can only be using a magnifying glass. About 150 species can live at home dust mites. All of them are synanthropic, live in apartments, houses, eat flakes of skin, animal hair, bird feathers.

The life expectancy of an adult is 80 days. During this time, manages to lay 60 eggs. A favorable habitat is humidity from 55%, temperature from 22 degrees Celsius. Ticks in the house are localized in places where there is food. Most often it is:

• Carpets
• tracks
• curtains;
• blankets;
• pillows;
• bedspreads;
• upholstered furniture;
• mattresses;
• Stuffed Toys.

As well as places where cleaning is not carried out for a long time - bookshelves, cabinets, floors, baseboards. They don’t like bath mites, a toilet, because there is high humidity, a balcony, places to the windows, where there is a draft.

Important!

Ticks live in an apartment, a house in numerous colonies - up to 10 thousand per 1 g of dust. The standard concentration with regular cleaning in the room is 100 pieces per 1 g of dust. This concentration is safe for humans, does not entail a deterioration in well-being. Exceeding this indicator leads to allergies even in those who have not previously suffered from it.

The danger of ticks

Arachnids do not bite, in themselves they do not represent a danger to humans, but they have a negative effect on vital products. Substances present in excrement are harmful. They contain enzymes that break down the human integument. In contact with skin, the respiratory tract causes respiratory, contact, food allergies.

The reaction is either temporary or permanent. Depends on the strength of human immunity. More often, small children, people prone to allergies, suffer.

Signs of pests in the house:

• persistent rhinitis;
• weakness;
• headache that disappears when a person leaves this room;
• reduced ability to work;
• dry cough, especially in the morning;
• frequent sneezing
• lacrimation
• conjunctivitis;
• atopic dermatitis;
• asthma;
• itching on the skin;
• acariases with parasites in the digestive tract.

On a note!

At allergies to ticks antihistamines do not help, a person constantly feels bad. Correct the situation can only the destruction of parasites, reducing their number in the house.

How to get rid of ticks yourself

It is immediately worthwhile to understand that it is completely impossible to remove ticks. They penetrate into the room through open windows, vents along with street dust, air.But there are a number of rules that will help cope with the situation.

• Deliverance always begins with a harvest. To destroy the tick, a saline solution will help. Wipe the furniture, the floor, spray the curtains. 10 liters of water at room temperature requires 6 tbsp. tablespoons of salt. Be sure to wipe the books with wet wipes, prevent dust accumulation, parasite reproduction.
• Fight a colony of parasites can be a dry climate. When adverse conditions are created, adults will die, a new generation will not be able to develop. The house should have a humidity indicator below 55%. Use special dehumidifiers.
• Experts recommend combating ticks with a vacuum cleaner. But this is not about an old household appliance, from which dust rises in the house with a pillar, but modern - with an aquafilter, a separator.
• The fight against ticks in a bed is carried out by regular washing of bedding. They need to be changed every week, washed in hot water, dried in the fresh air - street, balcony, well-ventilated area.
• You can get rid of house ticks if you replace the feather pillows with silicone, a feather bed with an orthopedic mattress, remove curtains, carpets. Change furniture with fabric upholstery for leather, leatherette. It is recommended to get rid of soft toys or wash them regularly.

On a note!

They are afraid of domestic pest drafts, so you need to regularly air the room. However, if the street is dusty, the effect will be the opposite.

How to treat a house from ticks

If the above activities do not allow you to achieve the desired result, processing the apartment with special tools will help.

• ORECK ALLERGEN CONTROL CARPET CLEANER. The drug is made in the USA, used for cleaning carpets, fabric furniture. The active substance is the trichloromethaphos-3 insecticide. its concentration is extremely small, but pernicious for dust parasites. The concentrate is diluted with hot water, applied to the surface, not washed off. Price within 2000 rubles.
• ALLERGOFF. Polish-made acaricidal aerosol. Spray volume 400 ml. The active substances are ranspermethrin, benzyl benzoate, pyriproxyphene. Sprayed throughout the house, do not rinse. The action lasts up to 7 months even with regular wet cleaning. The cost is about 1700 rubles.
• ACARIL ALLERSEARCH. A tick remover for home is added to the washing machine. Eliminates dust mites, various allergens on clothes, soft toys, bedding, curtains. Active ingredients: tea tree oil, alcohols, methyl salicylate. A volume of 240 ml is enough for 12 washes. Price 2700 rub. It is made in the USA.
• MILBIOL. The universal spray is sprayed onto a hard, soft surface. Available in Switzerland. The cost of a spray in 250 ml is 150 rubles.

What to do if there is no way to buy an expensive drug, prepare it yourself. Baking soda, salt, a few drops of essential oil are added to room temperature water. Use for spraying fabric surfaces, wiping floors, furniture, walls. The most reliable prevention is regular wet cleaning, cleanliness in the house.

Feedback

An allergy started in a child from two months old; they could not cure anything. Aggravation every week. Then they were allergic to dust mites. Thorough cleaning of the house slightly improved the situation, but not quite. Bought ALLERGOFF, processed the apartment. The allergy receded.

Elena, Moscow

Ixodid ticks on the balcony in the apartment

In the warm season, another dangerous tick is activated - ixodic. Dangerous the spread of deadly diseases – tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis. It lives in tall grass, on the lower branches of shrubs. It is found in the wild, among urban civilization.

If you found a home tick or spotted on the balcony, it must be ruthlessly destroy. In the future, take care of the protection of the premises. They treat the balcony with insecticides repellents either spray with essential oils. 5 drops of geranium oil, lemongrass, eucalyptus, lavender or orange per 1 liter of water. Repeat spraying with a home remedy every 3 days in parasite activity season.

If the tick ran away at home, it is necessary to vacuum the carpets, wash the floor, carefully inspect the room using a magnifying glass. Without food, the arachnid can stay for several months, the probability bite if the parasite is not detected, it remains. It is recommended to treat the room with an insecticidal spray, leave it closed for 2 hours, ventilate, wash the floors, furniture with soap and soda solution.