Tick Measures

Tick Control Identify the type of ticks and take measures accordingly.

In my experience, there are many ticks in Thailand. When I was in Japan, I was rarely bitten, but after coming to Bangkok, I was bitten several times. The main tick that bites is the house dust mite.

Countermeasures are different depending on the mites.

The main types of mites are as follows:

– Dust mites – They live in large numbers. They do not sting people, but they cause allergies.

– Pteromites – They inhabit in large numbers. They do not sting people, but when they occur in large numbers, they serve as food for the claw mites (stinging mites), and the clow mites multiply.

– Claw mites – They feed on mites and dust mites, so when mites and dust mites occur in large numbers, these claw mites proliferate. Occasionally, they accidentally sting people. Delayed itching occurs a few hours to 2 days after the sting. Tend to occur in enclosed rooms.

– Varroa mites – Blood-sucking mites that parasitize rats and birds. Stings people. Usually sucks blood at night.

If you have pets such as dogs and cats, the ticks may be parasitic on them and spread throughout the house.

The bite is immediately itchy. The parasite temporarily lives on humans, and the parasite dies within a few days.

People living in dwellings with rodents may have ticks on their clothing. Care should be taken when bringing people into a room.

The most common way to prevent house dust mites is to use a hair dryer to kill them.

– We often see rats in Bangkok. Therefore, it is not surprising that many house dust mites are parasitic on rats.

– If there is no sign of rats in your house, you can basically assume that there are no house dust mites.

– However, if you are bitten by something that looks like house dust mites, it is likely that it was brought in from the outside (if you or your family brought it in).

(Either you or your family brought them in, or someone else came and brought them in. In a house with many outside visitors, you should avoid using sofas and cushions with cloth covers.)

– Criteria for determining if the bite is a house dust mite are

• It is round, red, and itchy. o Slightly painful when you press on the sting.
• You feel a prick and know you have been stung. And it itches immediately.
• Stings on soft skin, such as the abdomen or thighs.

In these cases, you have almost certainly been stung by a house tick. (They are especially likely to bite you when you are sleeping at night.)

– The population of house dust mites that have bitten you is considered to be very small. (They were brought in from the outside, mainly by attaching themselves to people.)

– The location of the ticks can be roughly guessed. (The place where you were stung by a prick).

– So, the countermeasure is to apply enough heat with a hair dryer or steam iron to the place where you think you were stung (where house dust mites are likely to be). This will kill most of the house dust mites.

– The tick bite will subside if you apply insect bite medicine to the area. However, there is no guarantee that any pathogens will be transmitted, so be aware of the symptoms that follow.

– Flea bites may also be present. Flea bites often occur on the lower part of the legs or arms.

If you are bitten by a flea mite or allergic to fleas

If you are not sure whether you have been bitten by a flea or are allergic to fleas, please go to a hospital to have it determined and treated.

Tick control at this time should be taken seriously.

The presence of claw mites means that there are large numbers of dust mites and mites that feed on them.

Dust mites and mites are also thought to be the cause of mite allergies, and their dead bodies and feces are thought to be the cause of allergies.

Counter measures include:

1. clean thoroughly. (Clean under beds, in furniture crevices, and in air conditioners. 2.)
2. treat clothing, bedding, etc. with insecticide. (Clothes should be washed in hot water or put in the dryer.) Bedding should be vacuumed to remove all cotton dust. Use a futon dryer to thoroughly heat bedding. 3.
3. keep the room well-ventilated and do not keep the room closed up. (When closing a room, reduce the humidity in the room to 60% or less.)
4. use insecticides such as Balsan. Sweep the room well afterwards to remove dead insects.

I have heard that even with Balsan, etc., it is ineffective. In that case, when the house has been empty for at least 5 days, close off the rooms and use Parasol to kill the insects. (This seems to be very effective.)

There is no need to be more nervous than necessary about indoor ticks.

In general, if you don’t have claw mites and you are not allergic to them, you don’t need to worry about mites at all. Mites live in countless numbers throughout the room. Only a few of them can bite or harm the human body.

There is no need to be more nervous about ticks than necessary.

Be careful of ticks (This ticks are spider family.)

Ticks can be found in fields and grassy areas. They are also parasites on wild animals. These ticks can transmit dangerous viruses to humans, sometimes causing death. If a dog or cat walks into a field, it may have this tick on it. Dogs and cats may also be infected with this virus. These animals are at risk of transmitting the virus to humans. Also, when people walk in the field, ticks can suck on humans. When walking in fields, care should be taken, such as wearing long pants. Ticks were originally found in tropical regions, but are gradually migrating to temperate regions. Caution is needed.