With the onset of the spring-summer season, many plan hiking in the forest. After the gas-polluted city, it is very pleasant to enjoy the fresh air, take a walk among the trees, and fry the barbecue in the meadow. But there are many dangers in the forest. One of them is ticks.
Their activity occurs from May to July. But in any other warm month you can meet this insidious insect. Therefore, when going on a hike, you must definitely prepare and purchase a costume from ticks.
How to protect yourself from annoying insects?
There are several ways to protect against ticks:
Chemicals (repellents that do not destroy, but only frighten off insects, acaricides kill ticks, mixed ones paralyze and lead to their death).
Protective suit against ticks. They are the most popular and effective. Their cost ranges from 4000-6000 rubles.
Many people consider such expenses to be unjustified and prefer to put on a regular tracksuit in the forest, while tucking their trousers in their socks, their sleeves in gloves, fastening their jackets under the throat, throwing a scarf or baseball cap on their heads so that the tick does not have access to the body. But still this does not give a 100% guarantee.
The mite costume has special traps, in addition, it is made of natural fabric, so it can be safely worn even in hot weather. However, no additional chemical treatment is required.
What is the costume made of?
Suit from mosquitoes and ticks is not only convenient, but also provides you with complete safety against insects. It is sewn from natural durable fabric, while it has a water-repellent impregnation that prevents it from getting wet during rain.
A standard suit consists of a jacket and trousers. The dimensional grid is developed taking into account the parameters of men, women and preschool children, adolescents, high school students.
A hood is attached to the jacket, which will protect the head area from bites. But in order to completely protect yourself, it is better to additionally purchase a complete
mosquito net. Its price is an average of 300 rubles. Thanks to the fine weaving of the threads, the mosquito will not be able to give you trouble in the form of a bite. In addition, small midges, ticks, other insects will not bother you.
Professionals advise
To protect yourself from encephalitis, you must completely eliminate the tick bite. Many experts tried to develop clothes that would not only be reliable, but also comfortable. This was done by Russian scientists, they created a suit from ticks "Biostop". The tests continued for three years in the taiga, during the period of activation of insects. The result exceeded all expectations, the suit provided 100% protection.
Specialists combined mechanical and chemical methods of controlling this type of insect. The peculiarities of ticks were taken into account, it was proved that they are not able to travel long distances, but wait for their prey, sitting on bushes or stalks of grass. Once on clothing, they tend to crawl up to find exposed parts of the body. And fall into special traps that are located around the perimeter of clothing. For reliability, sections of the fabric are impregnated with a chemical agent that is completely safe for humans and is a deadly threat to the tick.
Scientists have created a unique system, thanks to which the acaricidal agent remains effective after 50 washes.
What are traps designed for?
The mite costume has special traps that are located throughout the clothing. There are 9 of them. They are presented in the form of braid, which is impregnated with a special chemical agent. Getting on it, the tick dies within 2 minutes. This is a guarantee that you will not bring live insects to your apartment.
Such traps are located on the breast pockets, neck, around and along the sleeves, at the bottom of the jacket, trousers, on the chest and on the back. The braid has two layers: processed and protective. Getting on it, the tick immediately receives a “shock” dose of the chemical. Continuing to creep up and come into contact with the processed braid, the insect becomes paralyzed. After that, he dies and falls off his clothes.
The manufacturer gives a guarantee for a period of impregnation of up to 3 years.
How to dress a child for a walk in the forest?
Children in the forest need special protection from insects. By virtue of their age, they do not monitor the state of their clothes: whether the trouser leg or sleeve of the jacket is pulled up. A children's tick suit will help you not to worry that insects will cause trouble for your child. It is designed to fit the growth of babies. Suits for children up to 7, 15, 18 are allocated.
Children are more susceptible to tick attacks than adults. This is due to their small growth and the fact that ticks attack from a height of no more than half a meter. Therefore, traps on clothes are located a little differently. Another difference is the bright marks on the sleeves, trousers, and hood so that the child can be clearly seen on the background of green grass and trees. Such signal marks for girls are made in red, for boys - yellow.
Not only protection, but also comfort
Going into the forest, I want to feel comfortable. It is important that the clothes do not cause inconvenience, do not constrain movement, etc. The suit from ticks is suitable for any weather, even on the hottest or rainy day. In it, the body “breathes”, natural air circulation occurs due to natural tissues.
The suit is ideal for outdoor activities, everyone can choose the right size based on the parameters of their body. At the same time, he has a modern design and cut that will appeal to avid fashionistas, because the military style is always at the peak of popularity.
When planning a trip to the forest, remember: the suit is a protection against ticks, which gives a 100% guarantee against the bite of this insidious insect. Do not risk your health, because, as they say, warned - means armed.