May-June is the period when ticks become active. The bite of these insects is not sensitive to humans, but dangerous. Ticks carry diseases such as encephalitis, borreliosis, fever, therefore, when leaving for a hike or kayaking, you should be especially careful.
First of all, take care of the appropriate clothing. Put on boots, tight pants, a long-sleeve sweater and a hat. Choose light-colored clothes, periodically inspect yourself and your friends. Avoid thickets of shrubs and tall grass - this is a favorite place for the deployment of ticks. And, of course, do not forget about protective equipment!
Now, various repellents are produced to protect against ticks. They are quite effective, but most often toxic. Many substances that come into contact with the skin can cause irritation and allergies. Repellents are especially dangerous for children, but kids are much more active in nature than adults. Therefore, before running to the store for the coveted aerosol can, remember that there are folk remedies for ticks that have been proven over the years. And yet completely safe. These include:
Essential oils
Dissolve tea tree, clove, spruce or eucalyptus oil in water in the ratio of half a teaspoon per 100 ml of water. Before going into the forest, rub this compound open areas body, spray residue on clothing. You will be reliably protected from a bite, as ticks do not tolerate these odors.
Ticks do not favor such beautiful flowers as geranium and lavender. Therefore, feel free to prepare impromptu perfumes. 2 tbsp. Dissolve tablespoons of oil in a glass of water and pour a small amount of alcohol. In a container with a tight lid, the mixture can be stored for up to six months without losing its properties.
Apple vinegar
Be sure to take natural. The smell and taste of this remedy are also not to the liking of ticks. Feel free to smear them on the skin and edges of clothing.
Onion and garlic
Eat a little onion or garlic before going out, you can rub them on your palms, ankles, neck. The smell is definitely not pleasant. It will scare away not only ticks, but also people :)
Birch tar
You can lubricate the skin and clothes with clean tar, or you can prepare a solution. Pour 700 g of tar with 2 liters of warm water and let it brew well. Place the mixture in a container with a tight lid. Such a remedy will be effective for a long time. If necessary, take out and lubricate exposed areas of the body.
Ants
This method is often used by foresters and hunters, but it is also suitable for tourists. Having met forest ants, take off your outer clothing and put it in an anthill for 10-15 minutes. Then shake off the ants - you can safely go further into the forest! Or you can do it easier - buy formic alcohol at the pharmacy and treat clothes and open areas of the body with it.
The insect that poses the greatest danger to humans in nature is the tick. Compared to other blood-sucking, ticks can cause much more trouble.
Mite( - an arthropod, arachnid insect capable of carrying and transmitting through a bite such infectious diseases as: tick-borne encephalitis(a disease affecting the brain) tick paralysis, typhus, borreliosis(Lyme disease - affecting nervous system and musculoskeletal system) and others.
Specific prevention of tick-borne encephalitis
First of all, it should be noted that people who spend a lot of time in places where there is a possibility of infection with tick-borne encephalitis are shown specific prevention in the form of vaccination. Vaccinations do not protect against tick bites, but provide immunity to tick-borne infections.
Non-specific prophylaxis
Non-specific measures of protection against ticks are the use of special clothing, chemical protective equipment and a set of such measures.
Here we will figure out how to protect yourself from a tick bite (its suction and penetration into the skin) and what to do if the tick is still stuck.
Chemical protection against ticks
Chemicals designed to protect people from ticks,
according to the type of action are divided into three types:
- repellent
- Acaricidal
- Insecticide-repellent
Repellents against ticks
Repellent preparations against ticks, as the name of the group implies, they should scare away a tick that has attached itself to clothing, forcing it to unhook and quickly leave the place treated with repellent. In addition to ticks, these drugs repel mosquitoes and other blood-sucking.
The active ingredient in repellents is diethyltoluamide(DEET). Some of the repellants in the form of aerosols and creams, allowed to be applied to the skin, but it should be remembered that most often, They do not provide protection against ticks., since the tick has time to stick before the drug begins to act on it. In addition, under the influence of wind and rain, the effectiveness of these products quickly drops, and there is a need for re-treatment.
Popular repellent products on sale: "Biban", "Medilis-from mosquitoes", "Gal-RET-cl", "Gall-RET", "DEFI-Taiga", "Deta-VOKKO", "Reftamid maximum", "Off! Extreme", "Ultrathon".
Acaricides against ticks
Acaricidal preparations against ticks, unlike repellent ones, are designed to have a fatal effect on the tick. The active ingredient in these preparations is alphamethrin.
A tick attached to a tick treated with such a remedy dies due to paralysis of the limbs, which subsequently disappear altogether. Given the toxicity of acaricidal agents, they are not allowed to be applied to the skin.
In 2011, more than 30 brands of anti-tick drugs of this effect were registered. Among them: "Picnic-Antiklesch", "Reftamid taiga", "Tornado-antiklesch", "Gardeks Aerosol Extreme", "Gardeks-Antiklesch", "Fumitoks-Antiklesch", and others, as well as acaricidal bar "Pretix".
Insecticide repellents for ticks
These anti-tick preparations, due to the content of diethyltoluamide and alphamethrin in them, combine the action of the two previous ones, and protect not only from ticks, but also from any blood-sucking ones. Insecticide-repellants are highly toxic and therefore should only be applied to clothing.
Some brands of such drugs: "Medilis-comfort", "Kra-rep", "Mosquitol-spray Special protection against ticks", "GardeksEkstrim Aerosol from ticks", "Tick-kaput aerosol".
The use and effectiveness of anti-tick drugs
Commercially available anti-tick products are available in the form of creams, aerosols and, less commonly, sticks or "pencils" for marking protective stripes on clothing, as well as kits for protection and first aid.
Any aerosol products lose their effectiveness over time in the open air, and require reapplication. The problem is that due to toxicity, they cannot be applied to clothing that is on a person, and dressing in field conditions or in the forest are not always possible. Means that are allowed to be applied to the skin, as mentioned above, do not protect against ticks.
Folk remedies for ticks
Unfortunately, we were unable to find reliable information about effective folk or natural remedies tick protection. There are many different recipes, but there is no evidence in their favor. Perhaps there is such a tool, and it works, but we do not know anything about it.
What to do if the tick stuck
First of all, do not panic, and try to remove the tick as soon as possible.
For prevention tick-borne encephalitis, recommend taking the antiviral drug "Jodantipyrin". But in order to completely protect yourself from undesirable consequences, it is best to visit a medical facility.
How to remove a stuck tick
The tick can be pulled out with tweezers or special tools like a device "plier remover"– Uniclinic Tick Twister ( Uniclean Tick Twister).
If nothing like this is at hand, then a thread can be used to extract the tick. A nodule-loop is formed from it, which pounces on the tick close to the skin at the site of suction. It is necessary to act carefully, pull the thread while swinging the tick, so that its head does not remain under the skin.
If, nevertheless, the head of the tick remains under the skin, it should be removed with a disinfected needle, by analogy with a splinter.
Video: Tick experiments. Means of protection against ticks.
Video: Ways to protect against ticks in the spring and autumn forest
Naturally occurring ticks can be carriers of dangerous diseases - encephalitis, Lyme disease and others. How can you protect yourself from their attacks?
How to protect yourself from ticks with folk remedies
most effective protection chemicals are provided against ticks. But if you are going to nature, but they are not at hand, then you can try folk methods protection from dangerous bloodsuckers. There are quite a few such tools that can be found in the house.
Tar
The smell of tar repels ticks, so it is often recommended to tie soaked with it on open parts of the body. wool thread. You can also use tar soap and shampoo, they have a strong smell, but on fresh air it fades pretty quickly though.
Tar repels not only ticks, but also mosquitoes
More reliable means is a tar solution:
- Take 700 grams of tar, mix with two liters warm water.
- Stir until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
- Leave the resulting solution for at least 9 hours.
- Store in a tightly closed glass container in a cool place.
- Apply to hands, face and other exposed areas of the body.
Vanillin with vodka
The smell of vanilla mites also do not like. Vanillin is even added to some aerosols from blood-sucking insects. Folk remedies based on it are valid for one and a half to two hours, after which it is necessary to re-process. It is necessary to use vanillin. Vanilla sugar, which is used for baking, will not work, it has a slightly different smell.
Vanillin tincture on vodka:
- You need to take vanillin and vodka in a ratio of 1:50, for example, 2 grams of vanillin and 100 ml of vodka.
- Mix ingredients.
- Infuse the mixture in a cold place for a week.
- Spray on clothing and exposed parts of the body.
Vanilla alcohol:
- Mix a sachet of vanilla in a tablespoon of alcohol.
- You can store the mixture at any time in a closed container.
- Before use, dilute vanilla alcohol with water, in the proportion of 100 ml of water per 1 teaspoon of the mixture.
- Spray from a spray bottle.
Essential oils
Essential oils can also help fight ticks. But allergy sufferers should be careful - the oils have a strong smell, before applying you need to make sure that they do not cause unwanted reactions.
Tea tree
With tea tree essential oil, you can make a mixture to protect against ticks, which should be rubbed before going into the forest.
Tea tree essential oil has an antiseptic effect Cooking method:
- Take 50 ml of water and 10 drops of oil.
- Mix water and oil in a container, preferably with a spray bottle.
- After shaking, apply a little of the resulting mixture to the hair, neck, limbs and other parts of the body. You can also spray your clothes.
Carnation
With the essential oil of cloves, prepare a repellent spray for ticks.
If your sensitive skin does not allow you to use clove oil in its pure form, it is best to make a cream or spray based on it. Spray principle:
- Take 200 ml of water, mix with a tablespoon of clove oil.
- Add a little alcohol, you can half a teaspoon.
- Mix the ingredients and pour into a spray bottle.
- Apply to clothing and exposed areas of the body.
This remedy also helps against bed mites, they are sprayed with blankets, pillows, a bed.
Geranium and lavender
Tool based sunflower oil with essential oils of geranium and lavender can be rubbed into the skin:
- Take three teaspoons of ordinary sunflower oil, add a teaspoon of aloe juice, essential oil lavender and rose geranium.
- Shake the resulting mixture for several minutes.
You can repel ticks with vinegar mixtures.
In order to avoid burns, it is necessary to use table vinegar, and not its essence, you can also prepare table vinegar from the essence yourself before making an anti-mite agent There are two options for preparing a remedy for tick protection:
- From apple cider vinegar. To prepare the product, mix 100 ml of apple cider vinegar, 20 ml of liquid soap, 2 drops of lavender essential oil and 400 ml of warm water. Lavender can be replaced with Asterisk balm. For sensitive skin, add another 30 ml of aloe juice. Being in nature, periodically lubricate the skin with the resulting composition.
- From table vinegar. Take a bottle of vinegar, add a glass of water and 15 drops of eucalyptus or citrus essential oil. Mix everything well and put the mixture in a spray bottle. Before going outdoors, spray clothes and exposed parts of the body.
Ticks cannot stand the smell of garlic. It can be used internally large quantities, resulting in a stronger immune system. But it will be more reliable to apply mixtures with its addition to the body. Do not rub undiluted garlic juice, it can cause burns.
Garlic can be taken orally or made into a topical spray. Garlic tincture:
- Take 100 grams of alcohol or vodka.
- Pour finely chopped or grated head of garlic into it.
- Spray the body and clothing with a spray bottle.
Child protection products
Children's skin is sensitive and delicate, so you need to choose products that do not irritate it. Vanillin can be called the most gentle, it is harmless. Funds based on it must be applied every half an hour of being outdoors. It is better to use aqueous solutions or a mixture with baby cream, since children are not recommended to use alcohol even externally.
Confectionery vanillin helps protect against ticks and blood-sucking insects An aqueous solution of vanillin:
- Dilute 1-2 sachets of vanillin with 250 ml of warm water.
- Stir until the vanilla crystals are completely dissolved.
- Use a spray bottle to spray the body and clothing.
Cream with vanilla:
- Mix vanillin and baby cream in a ratio of 1:10, respectively.
- Lubricate exposed areas of the child's skin.
All available for sale chemicals from ticks are toxic, so even acaricides marked "for children" can only be used by children from 3-5 years old.
Folk methods of animal protection
Folk remedies used to protect people are also suitable for pets. The exception is products with vinegar, as animals lick themselves, and vinegar can get inside, and this is unhealthy.
In the thick fur of animals, it can be difficult to detect a tick before it has drunk blood. You can simply sprinkle the dog or cat with vanilla in the direction from head to tail. Vanillin should be carefully rubbed into the body, especially in places with thick hair. This method will help scare away ticks to the nearest bathing animal.
What plants will scare away ticks at their summer cottage
To keep safe country cottage area From the invasion of ticks, you can plant plants that scare them away. Then the flower bed will not only please the eye, but also benefit.
Many plants with a strong smell are unpleasant for mites:
- lavender;
- rosemary;
- sage;
- cat and swamp mint;
- marigold;
- calendula;
- pink geranium.
Photo gallery: plants that repel ticks
Lavender is valued for its beauty and pleasant smell, but mites do not tolerate it Swamp and catnip repels mites very well If you plant rosemary shoots throughout the garden, mites will not appear on its territory The smell of pink geranium, which manifests itself when the leaves are rubbed or broken, repels mites Strong the aroma of marigolds is disgusting to ticks In addition to ticks, calendula repels tomato worms Sage is a well-known seasoning, but it can also repel ticks
Contraindications to the use of folk remedies
The only contraindication is individual intolerance to the components that make up folk remedies. You can check its availability for a specific tool in the following way:
- Wash and dry the skin on the crook of the elbow or on the wrist. In these places, the reaction to the substance is best seen.
- Take the prepared tick remedy and rub it into the skin in a small amount or spray it, depending on how it should be applied according to the instructions.
- Wait a while and check for any skin reactions. For reinsurance, it is better to wait a day before considering this remedy safe.
- If there are unpleasant sensations - itching, burning, tingling or redness, pimples, peeling and other negative reactions, you should not use the agent being tested. It is necessary to test the mixture with other components.
If a person has a tendency to allergies, then in any case, after applying a chemical or folk remedy for ticks, you need to have anti-allergic drugs on hand.
The best way to protect yourself from a tick bite is to notice it in time. Ticks do not stick to the skin immediately, they need about two hours, therefore, being in nature, you need to examine yourself and your children every hour.
It is advisable for pregnant and lactating mothers to use only those products that are suitable for children.
To prevent ticks from looking like an attractive place to live and hunt in your garden, it makes sense to plant plants in it that will protect against harmful insects. There are several plants that can even be named universal means against pests, since they repel not only ticks, but also other harmful insects, and some even rodents.
- Tansy. This plant repels ticks with its pungent smell, reminiscent of camphor oil. Tansy is quite unpretentious - it is not for nothing that it is considered a weed. Despite this, it is worth planting it under the trees, around the bushes and along the perimeter of the site.
- Dalmatian chamomile. Its other name is pyrethrum, which indicates a high content of pyrethrin in chemical composition plants. Chamomile also contains cynerin, which is harmful to insects.
- The bark of the bird cherry habitual to us is a poison for ticks and their larvae. And you can not only plant bushes of this beautiful plant, but also prepare a decoction of its branches, then to spray them with other trees and lawns in your area. To do this, cut branches should be boiled in boiling water for about half an hour until it turns red, then cool the solution and pour it into a spray bottle.
In a tent, you only process the edges of the entrance with all kinds of chemicals, and if you go inside, you can burn yourself, or catch glitches, and you won’t poison the child either. And in order to sleep calmly and pleasantly - lay it on the bottom of the tent, and in front of the entrance: - wild rosemary - if you find it, elderberry and wormwood are very good - yes, even chamomile and bird cherry help well, and the smell is natural, pleasant.
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Wormwood really helps from the first time, only I brew in a bucket, stuffing it tightly with wormwood, then the dog in full bath by adding this decoction.
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- Lavender. This beautiful flower will not only give a special charm to your flower garden, but also protect the garden from ticks.
- Kotovnik. Catnip, or catnip, is a bit like lavender, not only appearance, but also with its acaricidal effect. Nepetalactone contained in its essential oil is a real poison for ticks.
Remember that flowers, the smells of which are not tolerated by ticks, can not only be planted on the site and in the flower garden, but also collected, dried and hung in bundles on fences and trees for greater efficiency.
Flowers against ticks - photo gallery
A decoction of calamus will also help ward off ticks. Tansy - although a weed, but useful! Schisandra chinensis bushes are not only beautiful, but also protect the garden from ticks Infusion of bird cherry bark - good remedy from ticks Lavender essential oil drives away ticks Dalmatian chamomile contains pyrethrin - a well-known acaricide All types of wormwood repel ticks well Catnip is loved by cats, but ticks hate
Essential oils for ticks
It turns out to be very effective in terms of combating blood-sucking insects, drinking tea with basil leaves added to it. This was told to us by a very elderly hunter who got caught somehow on the route. He treated us to tea, with an unusual aftertaste (and in terms of taste, the tea was very good). Of course, I didn’t remember the manufacturer of the tea - it was a very long time ago, but dried basil had already been added to the tea leaves, and the label said “Tea enriched with basil rayon”.
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However, they should be used with caution, taking into account possible allergic reactions and the very strong smell of oils. Therefore, to create protective agent You need very little active ingredient.
You can make a spray from essential oil: for this, 10 ml of oil is mixed with 10 ml of alcohol, as well as 100 ml of water, after which the emulsion is poured into a spray bottle. You can mix a few drops of the oil into an unscented moisturizer. You can also create a scented oil from a base oil (almond, shea, argan, jojoba, castor, and others) and essential oil, keeping the ratio of 10 drops of essential oil to 2 tablespoons of the base.
Remedy for ticks 2 tbsp. vegetable base oil (if you are making a remedy for killing ticks, for example, for dogs, then use sweet almond oil, it contains a small amount of sulfur, which also acts on ticks) 10–25 cap. essential oil of geranium or palmarosa Mix the essential oil and base oil, the mixture will keep for 6 months. To protect against ticks, apply a few drops of the mixture to clothing and skin, avoiding the eye area. In addition to the essential oil of geranium geranium, palmarosa oil can be used to protect against ticks, it is cheaper, but has the same properties.
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For children, you can make scented bracelets - drop a little essential oil on a strip of fabric or a piece of braid, and then put on an impromptu protective jewelry on the child’s arm or leg.
It is also believed that ticks do not tolerate the smell of tar. To use this to your advantage, you can, firstly, wash your face and wash your hair with tar soap, and secondly, make the so-called tar water. To do this, birch tar is mixed with water, shaken well and defended until the water becomes clear. This solution can be sprayed on the garden and clothing, as well as washing the skin. Tar water is also suitable for bathing dogs.
An unusual remedy for ticks is vanilla alcohol, or vanilla vodka. To prepare it, a bag of vanillin is insisted on alcohol or vodka (vanilla sugar is not suitable for this purpose). The tincture is stored for quite a long time. When it becomes necessary to protect yourself from ticks, it is diluted with water and filled with a spray bottle, from which the skin, hair and clothes are then treated, as well as dog hair. You can also mix vanillin simply with warm water or unscented cream.
Treated dogs 3 times a year after infection. Until I found out the simplest way. A scientist uncle suggested!!!) 2 grams of vanillin (not vanilla sugar, but vanillin!) per 100 grams of vodka. Insist 7 - 10 days and spray the dog's limbs, stomach and withers. TICK JUST DOES NOT SIT!!! (does not cling) Health to your pets!
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One of the significant advantages of this method is that vanillin is completely harmless and will not cause irritation even on the skin of children. Minus - the smell quickly disappears, the effect of the vanilla solution lasts no more than an hour and a half, so it is better to take a bottle with it with you on a long walk. An aqueous solution disappears most quickly, alcohol and cream last the longest.
Another rather unexpected remedy for ticks is soy sauce. True, they do not need to be smeared, but consumed inside, as a food supplement. Efficiency has not been scientifically proven, but there is a growing opinion on the Internet that if a person ate something with soy sauce, then the smell of the sweat of this eater will scare away ticks and prevent them from sticking to the skin.
This can be done simply. It is only necessary to add soy sauce to food before going to the forest. As the centuries-old experience of the Chinese and the fighters of the regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Khabarovsk, who adopted it, shows, this method greatly helps in the fight against these dangerous insects. The fact is that the smell of sweat emitted by a person after eating with the addition of soy sauce, repels ticks.
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Thus, it is obvious that there are many folk remedies for ticks, and you just need to choose the most suitable one for you personally, taking into account your preferences and characteristics of the body.
Experts unanimously say: there is no need to be afraid of ticks and indulge in forays into nature. Worth using special means to help protect against tick attacks. To date, the list of such drugs is quite wide.
Tick treatment for humans
The most effective means for preventing tick attacks are presented chemicals for processing the area. But it makes sense to use them only on household plots, because with periodic attacks "on nature" such compositions will be ineffective.
Such preparations are represented by the trade names "Tornado-anti-tick", "Gardex anti-tick", "Refamid taiga", "Picnic-anti-tick", "Taran", "Breeze" and "Cifox".
Tick Remedy for Humans
The most popular repellents include: “Off! Extreme", "Reftamid Maximum", "Medelis", "Moskitol-Spray or Aerosol", "Biban", "Deta-VOKKO", "Gardex extreme", etc.
To protect children, it is better to give preference to special children's preparations, which contain a smaller amount of toxic substances. Such funds are represented by Biban-gel, Kamarant, Evital or Off-Children.
Folk remedies for ticks for people
Can be used as a repellant most effective means home cooking. It has excellent deterrent properties.
So you can combine ten drops of tea tree essential oil with fifty milliliters of water. Mix these ingredients and pour into a convenient glass bottle. Before going outside, shake the contents well, put a few drops of this mixture on your palms and rub the neck, legs, arms and hair with the product.
You can also use the essential oils of clove, pennyroyal and lavender to prevent tick bites. Simply dissolve ten drops of your chosen oil in fifty milliliters of carrier oil and work on your skin. You can also lubricate the edges of clothing with pure essential oil.
After returning from a walk, take a shower. In this case, use a mixture of five milliliters of soybean oil, thirty milliliters detergent(regular shower gel) and fifteen drops of tea tree essential oil.
Thus, it is quite possible to avoid a tick bite. When going out into the countryside, dress appropriately and use the above protection against tick attacks.