Description and photos of white ticks

White tick is a collective name that combines several varieties of arachnids. There is no separate type of “white tick”, but they are called so because of the light color - off-white, with a gray, yellow, beige hue. They live in nature, at home, on the skin of people, animals. Some can be seen with the naked eye, others cannot be seen without a magnifying glass.

Ixodic

It lives in the wild, lives in tall grass, on the lower branches of shrubs. For active life requires high humidity, temperature within 22 degrees Celsius. It feeds on the blood of animals, birds, people. The most dangerous species for humans - forest, taiga. Carry tick-borne encephalitis, borreliosis.

Colors ixodid ticks various - black, red, orange, gray brown. Depends on age, gender, nutrition. Big white tick - canine. Initially, the body size does not exceed 4 mm, but in the process of feeding the abdomen is rounded, increases to several centimeters in diameter.

On a note!

Any ixodid tick is white at a certain period of its development. Larvae, nymphs pass several links as they mature. The new chitin cover is initially extremely thin, white. But within 30 minutes it acquires a characteristic color, hardens.

Dusty

A small white tick lives in every home. Most of it is where dust accumulates. It is impossible to detect the parasite with the naked eye. The body size of an adult does not exceed 0.3 mm. It can only be examined under a microscope. 1 g of dust contains from 500 to 100 000 dust mites. The minimum value is safe for humans. A large number of parasites leads to allergic reaction varying degrees of intensity, leads to a deterioration in well-being.

Microscopic mites of white color accumulate in feather pillows, blankets, mattresses, feather-beds, upholstered furniture, toys, curtains, clothes, on bookshelves, the floor. Penetrate a house with street dust through windows, crevices, shoes, clothes. They feed on dead cells of the epidermis. Allergies are caused by parasite excrement. To get rid of dust mites, conduct regular wet cleaning, use special preparations.

Spider web

Small parasites affect cultural, wild, houseplants. They live in numerous colonies, feed on juices. In case of mass infection spider mites a flower or a tree ceases to develop, bloom, bear fruit, is sick. If proper measures are not taken by a person, he dies.

On a note!

The main sign of the presence of a pest is the presence of a web. As well as twisted leaves, fallen inflorescences. There are white ticks with gourmets - they attack one species of plants, omnivores - they hit everything in their path. Hiding on the underside of leaves or in the soil. Body size does not exceed 4 mm. For pest control use acaricidal, insecticidal drugs, folk remedies.

Earplug

The second name is kozheed. A common animal parasite. It often happens ear mite in cats, dogs. It is localized in the auricle, makes moves there, leads to inflammation, suppuration, itching, and other unpleasant symptoms. Tick ​​white, body size 1-2 mm.You can consider the parasite with a magnifying glass.

Infection occurs on the street. For several hours, a tick with a white abdomen creeps to the ear, begins to parasitize. The diseases cause otodecosis, otodemodecosis. Treatment is carried out with anti-aging drugs. The duration of the course depends on the degree of damage to the animal.

Flour

A mite with white booty is found in flour, bakery products, dried fruits, herbal preparations, dairy products, and cereals. White plaque appears on the affected products, the taste and smell deteriorate. The use of spoiled products leads to indigestion, poisoning. The size of the white flour mite does not exceed 0.5 mm, so it is problematic to notice it. Dies at high temperature, does not start flour mite with proper storage of products.

Scabies

A parasite mite causes an unpleasant disease - scabies. The disease is accompanied by severe itching, damage to the skin. The first symptoms appear on the hands - between the fingers, as the pest multiplies, it spreads to the stomach, legs, hips, back, genitals, chest, neck.

It builds numerous moves under the skin at night, so it is at this time that the unpleasant symptoms intensify. With mass infection, body temperature rises, insomnia, weakness, irritability, decreased ability to work are observed. Pairing scabies mites occurs at night on the surface of the skin, some parasites remain on things, in the patient’s bedding.

Infection of people occurs by contact from the patient, his things. For therapy, antiparasitic drugs are used - benzyl benzoate emulsion, ointments, sprays. At the same time they wash things at high temperature, carry out cleaning using chlorine.