Linen tick bites: how they look and what are dangerous

Greetings to my readers! In my childhood, parents showed me an encyclopedia, where there was a lot of all kinds of information about the macrocosm: the world that is visible only under a microscope.

And for all my life I remember a terrible shot of a dust mite. Despite the fact that these parasites are invisible to the naked eye, bites of a linen mite are visible, and even how.

At the same time, you can mistakenly confuse them with allergies. I tell you in detail how not to confuse bites with allergies and how to deal with them.

Linen mite

People may not even be aware of the presence of insects such as ticks in a living room. Due to its small size, a person is not able to examine them with the naked eye. However, a linen tick bite can manifest itself with unpleasant symptoms and require proper treatment.

Linen tick - description of the pest

• The linen mite has a size of not more than 0.1 mm.
• Outwardly, it has a large number of legs, the shell of the pest has a waterproof shell, so ticks cannot be washed off with water.
• The linen mite has a large body and a triangular head with two trunks with which the mite absorbs food.
• On the feet of the tick there are special suction cups with which the pest is sucked to the surface.
• Mites underwear have a light body color and may also be called acarides.
• Most often, such pests feed on particles of the epidermis, which falls away from the skin of a person during sleep.

What does a linen tick bite look like?

Linen ticks can be absolutely anywhere, on clothes, furniture, carpets, however, they are most often found in bedding.

With pressure on the spot, you can feel the dense structure. Spots can occur in large numbers and give a person unpleasant sensations, such as itching and burning.

What is a pest dangerous?

1. Ticks underwear can adversely affect the well-being of a person, disrupt sleep and well-being.
2. Pests also emit waste products that, when they come into contact with human skin, cause redness and an allergic reaction.
3. With a large accumulation of ticks, a person develops tear coughing and itching on the skin.
4. Ticks bite a person very rarely, the greatest danger from such a parasite is a skin reaction to the creature itself and its feces.

How parasites get into the house

• Infection with a linen pest occurs when using natural fabrics and feather pillows. Most often, such mites breed on feathers and animal hair.
• Pests can also appear in places of dust accumulation and in inaccessible places.
• In addition, blankets and pillows with a long pile are also places of frequent occurrence of linen mites, as they are less likely to be washed and accumulate in large quantities the products necessary for the nutrition of microorganisms.

How to be treated for a tick bite

The manifestation of a reaction to the skin caused by contact with a tick must be eliminated with special medications. Also of great importance in reducing the appearance of spots on the epidermis is the proper care of bedding and the elimination of linen mites.

First aid

If there is a reaction on the skin, it is first necessary to perform the following treatment methods:

1. take an antihistamine;
2. apply a cream on the skin that will eliminate unpleasant symptoms, for example Fenistil;
3. with swelling of the skin, apply a cold compress.

In cases where an allergic reaction proceeds in complex forms, you must contact a medical institution for an intravenous injection.

Drug treatment

To eliminate unpleasant symptoms, you must use the following drugs:

• Diazolin - quickly reduces unpleasant allergy symptoms and eliminates a rash on the skin.
• Suprastin - is used even for young children, has a quick antihistamine effect on the body, eliminates itching and tearing.
• Tavegil - the drug is recommended for use with a slight manifestation of the body's reaction to ticks. It has a slow property to reduce unpleasant symptoms, does not cause side symptoms.
• Fenistil - reduces unpleasant symptoms, has a cooling effect, prevents the further development of an allergic reaction. Zinc ointment - eliminates redness and unpleasant symptoms.
• Bepanten - a remedy used to restore skin, reduces unpleasant symptoms of itching and swelling.

The use of drugs is recommended immediately after the detection of symptoms of an allergic reaction on the skin.

Folk methods

To reduce discomfort on the skin, you can use the following effective methods of alternative treatment:

1. Vinegar. Apply a small amount of vinegar to the cotton wool and wipe the affected area. Perform the procedure every 2 hours until the symptoms disappear.
2. Ice. Apply ice to the bite site, this procedure reduces swelling and itching.
3. Tea. The used tea bag must be attached to the bite and left for half an hour fixing it with a bandage.
4. Apply propolis. The use of propolis can relieve unpleasant symptoms and eliminate swelling. A small amount of propolis must be rubbed into the skin.
5. Soda. Prepare pulp from water and soda and apply on the epidermis, leave to dry completely.

The use of alternative treatment methods can quickly reduce unpleasant symptoms. However, before starting therapy, an individual reaction to the components should be tested. To do this, a small amount of the product should be applied to the wrist area and left for a while.

How to get rid of pests

When signs of the presence of a mite tick appear, one of the necessary ways to treat an allergic reaction is the complete elimination of the pest.

Mechanical way

To eliminate a linen tick, you can use the following methods:

• to process furniture and things with a long pile with steam;
• wash bedding in hot water;
• carry out general cleaning of the room with a solution of chlorine;
• use a solution of laundry soap for processing cabinets with furniture for bedding;
• heat the feather pillows with steam or fry them in the sun.

The disadvantage of this method of removal is the risk of not completely eliminating linen mites, which can accumulate in distant corners and multiply rapidly, again affecting the skin of a person.

Chemicals

To eliminate a linen mite, you can use the following tools:

1. Acaritox is a drug that is available in powder form for the preparation of a solution. The prepared solution is sprayed onto upholstered furniture, bed rugs. After processing the sheets, it is recommended to wash in hot water.
2. Milbiol - made in the form of a special spray. Allows to eliminate ticks in a short time. It does not harm humans and pets. It is recommended to process the housing every 2 months.

It is recommended to carry out a general cleaning before processing the housing with chemicals. After using special preparations, it is necessary to re-spray once every several months to reduce the likelihood of parasites.

Folk remedies

To eliminate linen mites, there are folk methods that have proven their effectiveness. These include:

• Vinegar. It is necessary to prepare a solution of vinegar by mixing it with water in a ratio of 1: 1. Apply the resulting liquid by spraying to all areas of the house where there may be a linen mite. After the procedure, it is recommended to ventilate the house.
• Tansy. It has a pronounced smell and repels linen mites. To control pests, it is necessary to decompose the plant in places of accumulation and leave for several hours.
• Chamomile. Eliminates linen mites and prevents their repeated formation. The grass must be dried and decomposed in places of accumulation for 2-3 hours.

Unlike chemical exposure, alternative methods can eliminate linen pests without harm to humans. However, to achieve visible results, it is necessary to carry out multiple applications.

Parasite Prevention Measures

It is not possible to completely protect yourself from the occurrence of parasites such as a mite, however, you can use the following tips to reduce the number of mites:

1. regularly ventilate the room;
2. carefully monitor the cleanliness of the housing;
3. use a vacuum cleaner during cleaning;
4. monitor the cleanliness of carpets and pile covers;
5. wash linens at high temperatures;
6. to take out feather accessories in the winter;
7. use a steam cleaner to eliminate the parasite.

The use of such simple methods can not only reduce the number of linen mites, but also prevent the formation of other harmful parasites.

Regular room hygiene will reduce the risk of parasites. It is especially necessary to be attentive to the regular change of bedding, in which parasites most often appear.

Bites of ticks on a person

Quite often, bed bugs appear in a person's home. Their feature is that they feed on human blood.

First of all, you need to find out how and why bed ticks appeared in the house. After this, you should consider tactics to combat this parasite.It is important to have information on how to handle the bite places in order to alleviate the condition of the victim.

From what bed mites appear in the house

These parasites do not like sunlight and prefer to live in the dark places of the house where there is no influx of fresh air. As a rule, they live not far from those places where a person constantly rests. These are places such as headboards, mattresses, furniture, soft toys, and household appliances.

The parasite is activated at night, when a person sleeps, and sleeps soundly. It is not at all difficult to understand that bed ticks have appeared in the house, since the bled bloodsucker causes serious harm to humans. They prefer blood to drink women and young children.

These parasites enter the home in various ways. For example:

• From neighboring apartments, when the owners of these apartments begin to fight this parasite. When there are too many of them, they themselves are looking for a new source for their existence.
• With the help of various things, including used ones. This is especially true when the owners buy old sofas, armchairs or old furniture, as well as linen and clothes. Sometimes the owners themselves bring parasites after they returned from a business trip, when they stayed for the night in hotels where they are not waged a proper fight.
• With household appliances, both new and used. Often in warehouses no one observes the rules of sanitation. Under certain conditions, they begin to settle in household appliances, not to mention the used appliances.
• From the street on clothes, as well as on the wool of pets that walk on the street. Animals love to visit places where ticks can be found. This is tall grass, cellars, trash, etc.

If the fight begins in a timely manner, when they have not yet had time to breed to countless numbers, this will simplify the task, since it is much more difficult to cope with a large colony.

How they look and how to recognize bites

In the process of a bite, the parasite secretes an anesthetic substance, so a person does not feel the bite itself. Moreover, this substance acts on the order of 20 minutes, which is enough so that the tick can be fully saturated with blood, after making several bites.

Red spots appear at the bite sites, and in the center of the spot you can see the point of dried blood. The main thing here is to treat them in time and not comb, so as not to infect the wound.

These parasites are chosen by women and children, as well as those who sleep without clothes, although they always choose open areas of the human body. As a rule, they take several bites in search of the most successful place.

Since the human body always reacts to bites of parasites, the places of bites differ in the presence of reddened spots.

Naturally, many people think that these are mosquitoes, for example, and do not attach any particular importance to it, although tick bites in their specificity differ from the bites of other insects. Characteristic differences include:

1. As a rule, there are a lot of bite marks, and bite marks are particularly painful and itchy. In places of bites, swelling may appear, with a pronounced red tint.
2. Bedbug bites are much smaller and brighter in color, in addition, a tick can be seen as it drinks blood. But the bug has time to escape before it is destroyed.
3. Places of bites itch somewhere like after a bite of a wasp or a bee, but somewhat weaker.

Bed ticks feed only at night, and during the day they rest in their shelters. When bites appear in the daytime, and even more so when walking on the street, this indicates other parasites.

What are dangerous bites

Ticks can tolerate many viral and other diseases, but during a bite, a person does not become infected. In any case, scientists were unable to prove the opposite.

Most likely, nature has ensured that bed mites have a constant source of food. If a person becomes infected and dies, then ticks will be left without such a source.

Bed tick bites are not completely harmless. For example:

• The human body reacts very peculiarly to the bites of these parasites: severe itching, rashes on the body and other allergic reactions appear. Some people may have Quincke's edema, which can be fatal. Almost 80% of people on the planet show various allergic reactions to bed tick bites.
• Some people, especially children, brush their wounds, causing them to fester.
• Iron deficiency anemia is possible, especially in children, if bites appear quite often.
• These parasites do not allow a person to rest normally at night, disturbing the mental balance of a person. No one will like the parasites drinking blood from you every night.

Effective Bite Treatments

The body of many people adequately responds to bites of bed ticks, and they heal themselves in a few days. There are people when they need to provide emergency assistance, as their body reacts very specifically. In cases of manifestation of non-typical reactions, it is necessary:

1. Thoroughly wash the bite area with soap or soda solution, after which they are washed with clean running water. To prepare the solution, you need to take a glass of water and add a tablespoon of soda or liquid soap to it.
2. Bite sites should be disinfected with any alcohol-containing product, such as vodka or moonshine, cologne or perfume.
3. Severe itching indicates an allergic reaction. To reduce these symptoms, you can use both pharmacy and folk remedies.

Folk remedies

There are a number of effective and proven recipes. For example:

• Place bites should be cleaned with clean vinegar. Rinse off the product is not necessary.
• You can attach a piece of ice or some product from the freezer to the bite site.
• If you attach a used bag of black or green tea to the site of the bite, this will save the victim from unpleasant sensations.
• Lotions based on medicinal herbs are also made. St. John's wort is considered the most effective remedy. To prepare the solution, you need to take a tablespoon of St. John's wort and pour a glass of boiling water. After cooling the infusion, a cotton pad is moistened in the infusion and applied to the wound for half an hour. Herbs such as chamomile or calendula are suitable. The tool is prepared in the same way as on the basis of St. John's wort.
• Processing compound based on aloe and plantain. After mixing the ingredients, the wound is treated several times a day. The juices of these plants help reduce swelling of the bite, reduce itching and have an antibacterial effect.
• Onion and garlic juice, combined together, act on the bite site in a similar way. The smell of onions and garlic, in addition to eliminating unpleasant sensations, helps to scare away these bloodsuckers.
• You should drink at least 5 tablets of activated charcoal in order to remove toxins from the body as soon as possible.

As a rule, folk remedies help a person cope with the negative consequences in the initial stages. If these funds do not cope with the task, then you should use pharmacy tools.Alternatively, you can use essential oils, which have the same effect as infusions on herbs.

Essential oils of plants such as:

1. Lemon.
2. Orange.
3. Lavender.
4. Geranium.
5. Tea tree.
6. Needles.
7. Juniper.
8. Cypress.
9. Sagebrush.
10. Mint.

Medications

There are both special tools developed from the bites of various insects, and not special, but which cope with this task. The fact is that each organism reacts differently to bites of bed ticks.

As a rule, the following pharmaceuticals are used:

• Special ointments "Fenistil" and "Rescuer". These funds have a wide spectrum of action and help to relieve the victim of negative consequences.
• Vietnamese asterisk, which is characterized by the manifestation of an antibacterial effect.
• Afloderm helps cope with severe itching.
• Against any bites, propolis tincture is effective.
• Afloderm ointment is used with Tavegil, which allows you to relieve symptoms of allergic reactions.
• Chatterbox "Tsindol" easily cope with the task.
• "Akriderm" perfectly removes signs of inflammatory processes.

Preventive measures

If you adhere to a number of recommendations, you can prevent the appearance of bed mites in a person’s home. For example:

1. When buying new, and especially used furniture or household appliances, they should be carefully checked for parasites.
2. It is advisable to check the home for all kinds of gaps, and then close them.
3. In places where these parasites can appear, it is better to put small bunches of tansy, wormwood, lavender or other plants whose smell these parasites cannot smell.
4. When traveling, do not stay in cheap hotels where they do not fight insects properly.

Bites of bed ticks - this is not a problem if timely processed bite sites. To avoid this problem, you need to take a number of measures and use some rules, then you do not have to think about how to handle the bite places.

What does a tick bite look like?

Why bed tick bites look like chains is explained by the nature of the insect's nutrition. A single dose of blood is not enough for him to saturate, so the bug crawls to another place nearby.

Risk of damage

A tick bite is accompanied by severe discomfort. Insects are activated at night, when the victim is least protected. Bed bugs do not carry infections, but their saliva causes severe allergic reactions.

How do they look

It is easy to determine who attacked the person, as the bites of bed ticks look in a specific way. These are large red spots with a blood spot in the middle.

Damages are located in a chain of 4-5 pieces. They form on the side of the body where a person prefers to sleep.

Having once seen a bite of a bed tick on a person’s body, anyone will remember them forever. A blood point is a trace of a puncture in the jaws of an insect.

Insects need a constant healthy source of nutrition, they are interested so that the victim does not get sick. But there are many other dangers from dust.

The troubles caused by bedbugs are related to the physical and psychological health of a person.

• Susceptible people develop bite allergies. It is manifested by a red rash, severe itching. Particularly sensitive people suffer from Quincke edema.
• Severe itching makes combing wounds from bites on the body. Because of this, they fester, severe complications develop.
• Constant blood loss, albeit slight, leads to the development of anemia.Especially often it occurs in young children and the elderly.
• Due to constant itching, nightly bites of domestic bugs, insomnia develops. The victim of bedbugs becomes irritable, disability decreases.

Effective treatments

It is not difficult to cope with the consequences of a linen tick bite. Another thing is that the attacks will be repeated while the parasites live in the house.

Most people simply need to handle the damage site. Serious treatment is needed if linen mites cause severe allergies or other complications.

Folk remedies

Bite bed mites in different parts of the body, usually a lot of damage. Each bite is treated with a soapy solution, then with a stream of tap water. Disinfection is carried out with vodka or cologne.

To reduce itching and inflammation, use:

1. rubbing with vinegar;
2. applying a piece of ice;
3. applying a brewed bag with green tea;
4. rubbing aloe juice;
5. rubbing onion-garlic mixture.

Medications

With multiple injuries from bed mites, folk remedies are not enough. It is recommended to use medicines:

• from itching and swelling - Suprastin, Claritin, Tavegil;
• from intoxication - Polysorb, Enterosgel;
• from temperature and pain - Paracetamol, Ibuprofen.

With the development of complications, it is recommended to consult a doctor. Severe allergic reactions require the appointment of hormonal drugs, droppers. Anemia is treated with iron preparations. To restore psychological balance, sedatives, sleeping pills are prescribed.

Preventive measures

Even with the best treatment, there will be no effect if the bugs bite constantly. Insects need to be taken out of the apartment. Dust mites live in bed, upholstered furniture, carpets, toys. Given this process the entire apartment:

1. mash bedding in hot water;
2. iron it on both sides;
3. treat mattresses and upholstered furniture with special solutions;
4. to fill the cracks in the floor, walls, under the baseboards.

Wall and floor treatment should be carried out independently with the help of Dichlorvos, or call a special service.
Bite mites are small insects, but bites look unsafe. Treatment is carried out with folk remedies or drugs. It is important to process the apartment.

Linen mite

Many people do not even know, but hundreds of microscopic inhabitants can live in an apartment. They are very small, so finding them is quite difficult.

Linen mites do not bite and do not suck blood, but they can often cause allergic reactions, so you need to know the main symptoms that indicate their appearance, and also understand how to get rid of these animals.

How do they look and where do they live?

Ticks of this species are very small, adult individuals reach a maximum size of 0.5 mm so the human eye is not able to notice them.

The habitat of parasites is quite large, they can live anywhere, in your favorite beauty salons, in public transport and other places.

In 1 gram of ordinary household dust contains about 100 linen mites, but this concentration is almost completely harmless to humans.

Since the parasites do not bite and do not drink blood, they feed on microscopic dead human cells. The favorite food of ticks is dandruff, so they are most accumulated in the pillow. In the enlarged photo of the linen mite, you can see how it looks.

Than dangerous

An adult mite very often defecates, up to 20 times a day, and it is feces that cause an allergic reaction in humans. Therefore, if an allergy appears for no apparent reason, it is possible that it was these parasites that caused it. Very often people mistakenly think that red bumps are tick bites, in fact it is an allergy.

If such symptoms began to appear, then you should immediately consult a doctor, because this can be triggered by bed mites or other more serious diseases.

Linen tick bites

Very often, due to the increased concentration of parasites, red spots appear, they look like small bites. In fact, this is just a skin reaction precisely on the feces of adults.

It should be remembered that linen mites do not bite. However, you need to pay attention to the possibility of the appearance in the house of other parasites that can bite a person.

Symptoms of linen mites

Of course, it is quite difficult for an ordinary person to conduct various laboratory tests and determine that the permissible norm of these parasites has increased. In this case, you should pay special attention to the following symptoms:

• tuberous rashes on the skin, while you need to take a good look at whether there are bite marks, if there are none, then the cause of the rashes is associated with other factors;
• an increase in body temperature, for no apparent standard reason;
• wheezing and shortness of breath;
• sneezing, which is not accompanied by the usual signs of a cold;
• eyes begin to watery, redness around the mucous membrane;
• runny nose.

As soon as some symptoms appear, you should immediately consult a specialist. Indeed, only with the help of special studies can we determine the true cause of their manifestation.

In the case of confirmation of fears, the doctor will prescribe special creams and products that will help improve well-being. After this, you must immediately take measures to exterminate the parasites.

Tick ​​Prevention Measures

If the house does not yet have a critical amount of parasites, then you must definitely monitor the cleanliness and conduct daily cleaning.

It’s worth noting right away that you won’t be able to completely get rid of them, no matter how hard you try, even using aggressive chemicals. However, reducing the concentration of ticks will greatly facilitate the life of a person.

The number of linen mites directly depends on the amount of dust in the house, if you regularly clean, then after a few days their population will decrease by several times.

Of course, each house has its own characteristics that must be taken into account, but there are generally accepted rules for cleaning and caring for the premises:

1. The use of wicker, pile carpets is not recommended.
2. It is often necessary to vacuum and knock out upholstered furniture from dust.
3. The room should be aired daily.
4. Humidity in the apartment should be more than 40%, all that is higher - favorable conditions for the development of linen mites.
5. It is necessary to wash and comb out pets.
6. Bed linen should be boiled, if this is not possible, then washing should be done at a temperature of 90 degrees.
7. Mattresses and pillows that cannot be washed at high temperatures should be taken outside, in winter it is best done in severe frosts, and in summer, when the bright rays of the sun shine.
8. Steam cleaners help very well in the fight against parasites.
9. On mattresses you need to wear special covers.
10. It is forbidden to use feather pillows, it is best to use ordinary syntepon.
11. Wet cleaning every day, use a 20% saline solution.

Following such simple recommendations, the active development of linen mites can be completely prevented.If it so happened that the parasites have already flooded the whole house, then in this case we should start more aggressive methods for their destruction.

Chemical destruction of ticks

If a person has symptoms of an allergy to a linen tick, then this information should be confirmed. It is necessary to call the sanitary service, which will carry out laboratory tests, and if the assumption is confirmed, various chemicals should be used.

Sipaz powder has a very high efficiency, the agent affects the nervous system of the parasite and almost instantly destroys it. It is necessary to breed the drug in the following proportion: 4 g of powder per 1 liter of water.

Folk methods

Very often people do not trust chemicals, so you can resort to folk remedies for the destruction of ticks. In one liter of water, you must dilute 50 g of any soap and add 100 ml of ammonia, mix.

Such a mixture should be wiped furniture and those places where a lot of parasites have accumulated. Also, this tool is recommended to be added when washing bedding.

When there is an active fight against these parasites, it is necessary to change the bed daily, before using it, be sure to iron it. After a while, this will give its results, and the bed can be changed every three days.

Symptom treatment

It is very dangerous to treat allergies on your own, it can even lead to fatal consequences, therefore, you can’t do without a doctor in this case. But the symptoms can catch a person suddenly, so you always need to have such means as: "Diazolin", "Suprastin", "Fenistil".

In a small concentration, bed mites are practically not dangerous to humans, they are everywhere and always, you can’t completely get rid of them.

Therefore, regular preventive measures must be taken so as not to increase their population. Just follow the usual cleaning rules.

It is impossible to independently determine the increase in the concentration of parasites, so if such an assumption arose, you should seek help from the sanitary service, where they can conduct all the necessary studies. Now you know what linen mites look like and how to deal with them.

How to get rid of linen tick bites at home

Our homes are not so impregnable fortresses. Various ill-wreckers penetrate into them. Among them are mites in bed. People often complain about their bites - red bumps on the body, which also itch. How to get rid of ticks at home? Why are bed mites dangerous? “Popular about health” is ready to share information on this topic.

What are ticks in linen

Bed mites are microscopic parasitic insects that cause a lot of trouble to the inhabitants of the apartment. Contrary to popular belief, they do not bite, but, nevertheless, people often have red itchy bumps on their bodies.

The so-called bites of bed mites are nothing more than an allergy to a special type of protein that insects secrete along with excrement.

The favorite habitat of small insects is the bed of man. Here they are most comfortable - warm, there is plenty of food. What do household linen mites eat?

Frankly, these pests are scavengers. They feed on dead cells that exfoliate from the skin. They do not drink blood and do not bite people. But where do the bites come from? We will talk about this later.

Bed tick bites - details

Why do people complain about bed tick bites? Where do their red, itchy spots and blisters come from? The fact is that certain people have an allergic reaction to a particular type of protein.

Most sensitive to tick feces are children. Their immunity is quite weak, therefore, it reacts sharply to any irritants. If red dots appear on the baby’s body, it’s worth considering, perhaps pests are involved in this symptom. Along with rashes on the body, other signs of an allergic reaction can be observed:

• Wheezing
• Sneezing, runny nose
• Redness of the eyes, lacrimation.

How to treat tick bites

Since skin lesions are exclusively allergic in nature, treatment involves the use of antihistamines.

However, first you should talk with your doctor and make sure that the cause of redness is bed mites. It is important to understand that medication alone cannot solve the problem. You need to try to get rid of linen insects as soon as possible. But how?

How to get rid of a bed tick

First, you need to strengthen home hygiene. You need to vacuum more often, wash the floor, skirting boards. Particular attention should be paid to clean bedding.

Wash it at least once a week, and in summer even more often. Be sure to boil pillowcases, sheets and duvet covers. Fortunately, modern washing machines make this easy and fast.

If the house has allergies, it is worth replacing the pile carpets with woven ones or completely abandon them. Feather pillows are recommended to be replaced with those that are filled with padding polyester.

If there are animals in the house, do not forget about their hygiene. Periodically bathe your dog and cat, remove the undercoat with a special brush.

Mattresses and blankets must be dried. Well, if several times during the summer you begin to take these items out in the sun, and in winter - in the cold.

So you will contribute to the destruction of insects, or at least greatly reduce their numbers. Ventilate the apartment daily several times. But sometimes these measures are not enough. Then special tools will come to the rescue.

Acaricidal preparations for the destruction of bed mites

There are many sprays and powders that will come to help in controlling pests. They should be resorted to if nothing else yields results, and the health status of households worsens. Here is a list of preparations for processing furniture and carpets:

1. Milbiol - acaricide, has a plant origin.
2. Acaritox - comes in the form of a powder, a powerful drug that destroys various pests.
3. Allergoff - is presented in two versions - spray and additive for washing (mixed with powder).
4. Tsifoks is a powdered product that must be diluted with water according to the instructions. Acts fast.
5. Sipaz Super.

All of these drugs are toxic, only adults can work with them, observing safety precautions. In all cases, re-processing is required.

Now you know what their “bites” are and how to treat them.You can get rid of pests with the help of enhanced hygiene, as well as using special acaricides.

What ticks look like

The sizes of this parasite range from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, parasites live up to 80 days. After mating, ticks lay larvae up to 60 pieces. These parasites have more than 150 species, and all of them are arachnids.

Underwear parasites look like their larger counterparts, but they can only be viewed under a microscope.

Why are linen (dust) mites dangerous?

Despite its small size, dust mites can cause symptoms such as: cough, runny nose, suffocation, redness of the eyes, skin irritation.

When mites are high in dust, symptoms of irritated throat and respiratory tract appear. The fact is that the feces of parasites and dead parasites are mixed with dust and, getting into the respiratory system, begin to irritate the mucous membrane.

Diseases that can cause ticks:

• Bronchial asthma;
• Conjunctivitis;
• Respiratory allergies;
• Allergic rhinitis;
• Atopic dermatitis;
• Rhinoconjunctivitis;
• Quincke's edema;
• Acrodermatitis;
• Deep acariases.

Some diseases can also occur when parasites enter the gastrointestinal tract.

Dust mites prefer a warm and humid climate, they live in colonies from 10 to 10,000. The norm is 100 mites per gram of dust, if parasites are more than 500 per gram of dust, this can cause various irritations of the mucous system (cough, runny nose).

From 1,000 and more parasites per gram of dust can cause asthmatic cough, redness of the eyes and other unpleasant symptoms.

It will not be possible to completely get rid of these parasites, but the presence of ticks in acceptable quantities will not cause unpleasant allergic reactions.

Symptoms of linen tick bites

The initial signs of a linen tick bite are the appearance on the human skin of many small, flat and scarred redness. They are arranged linearly or in heaps, since the linen tick prefers to feed only in one place.

Such scars often turn red and cause a variety of unpleasant sensations: pain or itching. A tick bite often looks like a bite of almost any insect.

This is redness, sometimes inflammation, causing itching. However, if you know the symptoms of linen tick bites well, then you can easily recognize them.

This signal should awaken in you very active actions to eliminate linen mites, since the bites of these parasites are not only unpleasant, but also very negatively affect any person.

You can also identify bites of linen mites at their location. Bites are most often found in the open and most unprotected areas of the human body - on the face and neck, on the arms and legs, on the back.

Noticing any signs of a bite in these places, comparing them with known symptoms, you will already be sure that you have a pretty unpleasant neighbor.