1, tidy the house
Although ticks are common outdoors, it is not uncommon for ticks to invade indoors. Ticks are parasitic on dogs and other animals and like warm and dry environments.
Therefore, there are ticks in the house, so the first step is to tidy up the house, because ticks can be hidden anywhere in the house. Pick up the things on the ground and don't throw dirty clothes around.
2. Wash the dirty clothes in hot water.
Ticks often attach themselves to dirty clothes or sheets. Wash any clothes or sheets suspected of ticks in the hottest water suitable for the cloth. Try to avoid throwing dirty clothes on the ground. If you suspect that there are ticks on any clothes or sheets, don't put them in the laundry basket, because this will spread ticks to other clothes and laundry baskets. Put the clothes directly into the washing machine.
3. Sprinkle insecticide powder on the house.
In order to kill the eggs and larvae of ticks, it is necessary to gently sprinkle insecticidal powder containing boric acid and plant extracts all over the house. Sprinkle a little more insecticide powder around the pet's mattress, which is the favorite spawning place for ticks.
In order to eliminate adult ticks, it is necessary to use a special insecticide spray to remove brown dog ticks, such as an insecticide containing pyrethrins. This insecticide is harmless to people and pets, and it can act quickly. Spray this pesticide on all corners of the house. Don't leave out carpets and curtains, as well as under tables, chairs and sofas.
4. Treat pets kept indoors.
Indoor pets, especially dogs, are the primary source of tick invasion. Dogs bring ticks into the house from outdoors, or other animals in dog houses and nearby communities spread ticks to dogs.
It is necessary to remove ticks from pets first, and then treat dogs with tick-killing external products containing fipronil, amitraz or pyrethrin.
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How to deal with an emergency after being bitten by a tick;
Ticks are often attached to the scalp, waist, armpit, groin and ankle of human body. Once a tick is found to be bitten or burrowed into the skin, it can be coated with alcohol to make the tick's head relax or die, and then the tick can be taken out with pointed tweezers, or the exposed part of the tick can be gently scalded with cigarette butts and incense heads, so that its head can slowly withdraw.
Pay attention to safety when scalding ticks, and don't pull them hard to avoid hurting the skin or leaving the head of ticks in the skin.
After taking it out, use iodine or alcohol for local disinfection, and observe your physical condition at any time. If you have symptoms such as fever, inflammation and erythema at the bite, you should see a doctor in time.
People's Daily Online-Three people in a family were bitten by ticks and two people died, which has reached the peak of the disease every year.