Zamkatimu
Ntchentche ndi nkhupakupa zili ndi ludzu la magazi! Tizilombo toyambitsa matenda timeneti timakhala pa galu kapena mphaka wanu ndipo titha kuyambitsa matenda osiyanasiyana. Zitha kuyambitsa matenda a systemic (thupi lonse) pofalitsa mphutsi, protozoa ndi mabakiteriya ku ziwalo zofunika kwambiri za chiweto chanu, zomwe zimatsogolera ku matenda omwe atha kukhala pachiwopsezo chenicheni kwa wachibale wanu wokondedwa waubweya. Mwamwayi, mavuto a utitiri ndi nkhupakupa amatha kuchiritsidwa (ndipo kuphulika kwamtsogolo kungapewedwe) ndi njira zitatu zomwe zimaphatikizapo chiweto chanu, nyumba yanu, ndi bwalo lanu. Choyamba, ndizothandiza kumvetsetsa momwe utitiri ndi nkhupakupa zimalowera m'nyumba mwanu komanso pachiweto chanu.
Ntchentche
Kamodzi pagalu, utitiri umadzipangitsa kukhala womasuka, umadyetsa, kenaka umayikira mazira 40 patsiku.1 Ndipo utitiri ndi utitiri umodzi: zazikazi zazikulu 10 zimatha kubala mazira a utitiri woposa 10,000 m’masiku 30 okha! Mazira a Larval amapezeka mu udzu ndi dothi la pabwalo lanu. Kuchokera kumeneko, amalowa m'nyumba pa galu wanu, akugwera pamphasa ndi mipando. Kenako mazirawo amagona kwa milungu ingapo asanakula. Moyo wa utitiri ndi wautali; Ntchentche zazikuluzikulu zimakhala pakati pa masiku 60 ndi 90, koma ngati zili ndi chakudya, zimatha kukhala masiku 100.2
Nkhupakupa
Nkhupakupa ndi tizirombo ta arachnid tomwe timabisala mu udzu kapena nkhalango ndipo timatsamira pa agalu, amphaka kapena anthu okhala ndi zikhadabo zakutsogolo pamene cholinga chawo chikudutsa. (Khalidweli limatchedwa "kufufuza.") Nkhupakupa imakwirira mutu wake pang'onopang'ono pansi pa khungu la chiweto chanu, nthawi zambiri kuzungulira makutu ndi khosi, kumene imadya magazi. Nthata zazikulu zimatha kukhala mwakachetechete kwa miyezi ingapo kenako zimaikira mazira masauzande ambiri.
Kuphatikiza pa kukhala wokwiyitsa, mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya nkhupakupa imafalitsa matenda angapo omwe amakhudza agalu ndi anthu, kuphatikizapo matenda a Lyme, ehrlichiosis, ndi Rocky Mountain spotted fever.3 Agalu ena amakhala osagwirizana ndi malovu a mite, zomwe zingawonjezere chiopsezo ku thanzi la ziweto zanu. Ndikofunika kuti eni ziweto adziwe momwe angachotsere nkhupakupa kwa mphaka kapena galu.
3-sitepe chitetezo cha utitiri ndi nkhupakupa
Chifukwa utitiri ndi nkhupakupa zimatha kulimbikira, njira yabwino kwambiri ndikusamalira ziweto zanu, nyumba yanu, ndi bwalo lanu. Njirayi idzachotsa tizirombo, komanso mazira awo ndi mphutsi, kulikonse kumene amabisala. Ponseponse, njira yabwino kwambiri ndikusamalira chiweto chanu komanso chilengedwe. mpaka matenda akugwira.
1. Muzisamalira chiweto chanu
Pofuna kupewa kufalikira kwa tizirombo, chithandizo chabwino kwambiri cha utitiri kwa galu kapena mphaka wanu ndi Adams Plus Flea & Tick Prevention Spot On for Agalu kapena Amphaka. Zogulitsazi zikuphatikiza chowongolera kukula kwa tizilombo (IGR) chopangira kupha mazira a utitiri ndi mphutsi mpaka masiku 30. Kuchiritsa kwapakhungu kumeneku kumasokoneza moyo wa utitiri, kuwalepheretsa kukula kukhala akuluakulu oluma, kuswana. Zindikirani. Chifukwa mankhwala apakhungu amafalikira pakhungu la chiweto chanu, ndikofunikira kudikirira masiku awiri kapena atatu pakati pakugwiritsa ntchito mankhwalawa ndikusambitsa galu kapena mphaka wanu shampo.
The Adams Flea and Tick Collar for Agalu ndi Anagalu kapena Adams Plus Flea and Tick Collar for Amphaka imayesetsanso kuti chiweto chanu chitetezeke kwanthawi yayitali ku utitiri ndi nkhupakupa. Zida za Adams IGR zokhala ndi utitiri ndi nkhupakupa zimakhala ndi zosakaniza zomwe zimagawira mu ubweya ndi mafuta pakhungu la chiweto chanu.
Yang'anani ndi vuto lomwe lilipo ndi Adams Plus Foaming Flea & Tick Shampoo & Detergent for Dogs & Puppy kapena Clarifying Shampoo for Cats & Kittens, yomwe ndi njira yolemera, yokoma yomwe imatsuka ndikusintha. Mankhwalawa amapha utitiri, mazira a utitiri ndi nkhupakupa, kuyeretsa ndi kuwononga chiweto chanu, ndikuchotsa kufunika kowonjezera shampu yoyeretsa.
2. Samalirani nyumba yanu
Kuti muteteze utitiri ndi nkhupakupa kuti zisalowe m'chiweto chanu, muyeneranso kusamalira malo omwe ali (ndi anu) nthawi imodzi - m'nyumba ndi kunja - kuti muphe utitiri ndikuukira mazira ndi mphutsi kulikonse kumene zibisala .
Musanakonze mkati mwa nyumba yanu, yambani zofunda zanu ndikutsuka m'nyumba ndi chotsukira champhamvu. Onetsetsani kuti mumatsuka makapeti, pansi, ndi upholstery onse. Ngati n'kotheka, makapeti anu ayeretsedwe ndi akatswiri. Maburashi akukwapula mu vacuum wapamwamba amatha kuchotsa mphutsi za utitiri ndi mazira oposa theka la utitiri. Kutsuka ndi kusokoneza thupi, choncho kumalimbikitsa utitiri kuti asiye zikwa zawo.
Mukamaliza kuyeretsa, tengerani chotsukira panja, chotsani thumba ndikulitaya. Zitha kutenga masiku angapo ndikupukuta kuchotsa mazira onse a utitiri.
Kenaka, ikani Adams Plus Flea & Tick Indoor Fogger kapena Home Spray, yomwe imatha kupha utitiri pamadera akuluakulu a carpeting ndi zinthu zina. Kuti mupeze chithandizo chomwe mukufuna kwambiri pa kapeti yanu, yesani Adams Plus Carpet Spray for Fleas and Ticks. Kapena sankhani zosakaniza pogwiritsa ntchito fogger ndi carpet chithandizo kuti muzitha kubisala zonse zapakhomo pomwe mazira a utitiri ndi mphutsi zimatha kubisala.
3. Samalirani bwalo lanu
Onetsetsani kuti mukusamalira bwalo lanu kapena mudzaphonya gawo lofunikira pa pulogalamu yanu yowongolera utitiri ndi nkhupakupa. Derali ndi lofala kwambiri chifukwa nyama zakuthengo komanso ziweto za anansi anu zimatha kufalitsa nkhupakupa, utitiri, ndi mazira a utitiri kuseri kwa nyumba yanu.
Menyani udzu kaye, ndipo sonkhanitsani ndi kutaya zodulidwa za udzu. Kenako ingolumikizani Adams Yard & Garden Spray kumapeto kwa payipi yamunda ndikupopera m'malo omwe chiweto chanu chimafikira. Utsi wosavuta kugwiritsa ntchitowu umakwirira mpaka masikweya mita 5,000 ndipo udapangidwa kuti ugwiritsidwe ntchito pamalo ambiri akunja, kuphatikiza udzu, pansi ndi mozungulira mitengo, zitsamba ndi maluwa.
Ndikofunika osati kupha utitiri ndi nkhupakupa, komanso kuteteza kuti zisabwererenso. Njira ya mbali zitatu imeneyi ingateteze mphaka kapena galu wanu wamtengo wapatali momwe mungathere.
1. Negron Vladimir. "Kumvetsetsa Ntchentche Yozungulira Moyo." PetMD, May 20, 2011, https://www.petmd.com/dog/parasites/evr_multi_understanding_the_flea_life_cycle.
2. Library of Congress. "Kodi moyo wa ntchentche ndi wotani?" LOC.gov, https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/how-long-is-the-life-span-of-a-flea/.
3. Klein, Jerry. "Woyang'anira Chowona Zanyama AKC Akulankhula Zokhudza Matenda Oyambitsidwa ndi Nkhupakupa." AKC, May 1, 2019, https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/akcs-chief-veterinary-officer-on-tick-borne-disease-symptoms-prevention/.