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 ticks 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. Despite the fact that these animals are called underwear, they live almost everywhere: on the hair of pets, in household dust, on shoes and in other places. But still a favorite habitat is bedding, mattresses and pillows. The thing is that they live very well and breed in places of constant human presence.
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, which is actually an allergy.
It can often manifest in the form of scabies, the skin turns red, which is accompanied by severe itching. In some cases, body temperature rises significantly. If such symptoms begin 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 with a photo
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
If the house does not yet have a critical number 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.
It's important to know! 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:
- The use of wicker, pile carpets is not recommended.
- It is often necessary to vacuum and knock out upholstered furniture from dust.
- The room should be aired daily.
- Humidity in the apartment should be more than 40%, all that is higher - favorable conditions for the development of linen mites.
- It is necessary to wash and comb out pets.
- Bed linen should be boiled, if this is not possible, then washing should be done at a temperature of 90 degrees.
- 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.
- Steam cleaners help very well in the fight against parasites.
- On mattresses you need to wear special covers.
- It is forbidden to use feather pillows, it is best to use ordinary syntepon.
- 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 mite, then this information should be confirmed. It is necessary to call the sanitary service, which will conduct laboratory tests, and if the assumption is confirmed, various chemical agents should be used.
Spray "Milbiol." The composition of this tool includes various medicinal plants, along with chemistry, which will not bring harm to humans, but very effectively destroy linen mites. This means you need to spray the bed and furniture daily.
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 dilute the drug in this 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". On this, the list of drugs that can help relieve the first symptoms ends, all other drugs should be prescribed by a specialist, according to the personal characteristics of the person.
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.