When the summer season begins (early May), there is an increase in the activity of ticks - small insects that live in the soil, foliage and burrows of various animals. For people, they are quite dangerous, as they carry deadly diseases. That is why the fight against ticks should be carried out in a timely manner. It should begin in early spring, when insects breed, and end in mid-summer, when ticks are actively looking for food and can attack people.
Special clothing, as well as protective nets or repellents, can protect against certain types of these insects. However, in most cases, you can protect yourself from them using only complex methods.
To date, a large number of drugs for various parasites are on sale. The fight against ticks should be carried out using means with synthetic pyrethroid for clothing or with DETA in order to be applied to the skin. Pyrethrin is also found in daisies, for example, in the Caucasian or Dalmatian, so these plants can be planted on the site to repel insects.
For the treatment of a summer cottage, it is recommended to use insecticaricidal preparations, such as Tsifoks, Tsipermetrin, or checkers. They are sprayed using cold fog generators. Shrubs, grass, trees, as well as fences and other elements are processed with these means. Tick control is carried out in dry, warm weather, since in this case the preparations crystallize properly on foliage and other surfaces. Insects are very sensitive to hexochlorane smoke, therefore, after a day they almost completely disappear. It is necessary to carry out cleaning from insects two to three times per season.
It must be said that all drugs should be used strictly according to the instructions.
Dust, carbofox or hexachloran emulsions are also used to kill ticks. They are sprayed in the spring after the snow melts, then the struggle with ticks on the site will be quite effective. In addition, the treatment is repeated after the appearance of vegetation.
It should be noted that when treating the path, the anti-arachnid insect repellent must be applied not only to it, but also to the area. In addition, you need to regularly trim the lawns, rake the fallen leaves, that is, do everything to ensure that there are no plant debris on the site. You can make a barrier around the territory by pouring a strip of gravel or sawdust one meter wide.
It must be said that the fight against ticks is a somewhat complicated process, since their habitat is never reliably known. That is why it is recommended to destroy them not only in places of repeated infection, but also where isolated cases were observed. In addition, many environmentalists claim that today there are no such chemicals that are safe for human health. However, in our time, without such preparations, it is impossible to completely clean the area from arachnid insects and other pests, therefore, it is recommended to use protective suits when spraying chemicals in your country house.
Thus, the destruction of ticks on the site should be made somewhat earlier than the moment when their active reproduction begins. After processing two, or better three times in a season, you can achieve good and stable results. And do not forget that birds are good insect protectors, therefore, by making several feeders in the country, you can thereby provide additional protection against ticks. In any case, in the fight against pests and insects, methods should be used in combination, only then they will be effective.