Ticks are dangerous mainly because of the diseases they can carry. If a flea bites you, kill it by not crushing the body. This prevents splashes that can spread bacteria, and can help identify disease, if you do get sick. Also try to control fleas that roam your yard, and keep them away from clothing and pets.
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Method 1 of 3: Killing Sticking Ticks
Step 1. Remove fleas
If fleas are attached to people or pets, remove them first. Grab the head of the tick with a pair of sharp-tipped tweezers. Pull slowly, in a straight motion.
- Tweezers with a wide tip can crush the tick or crush it to remove infectious germs.
- Never use bare hands. If you must touch the tick, wear disposable gloves.
Step 2. Wrap the tick tightly with adhesive tape (tape)
Wrap the tick with transparent adhesive tape on all sides. The tick will die by itself, and cannot escape. This is the best method to use, because the tick will not be destroyed. This will make it easier for your doctor to identify the tick, if you show any signs of illness.
Instead, you can use a clean, sealed container, such as a zip-locked bag. Check for holes and make sure the bag is fully closed
Step 3. Kill it with rubbing alcohol
If you don't have adhesive tape, put the tick in a container filled with alcohol. It will take some time for the tick to die. Keep an eye on it or cover it with a transparent cover to make sure the tick doesn't escape.
Water will not kill fleas. If you don't have rubbing alcohol on hand, try bleach or vinegar
Step 4. Wash your hands and the bitten area
Scrub with rubbing alcohol or liquid iodine, if you have one. Use soapy water, if you don't have rubbing alcohol or iodine on hand. This method reduces the chance of spreading the infection.
Step 5. Save the tick
Adhere the dead or trapped ticks to the index card using adhesive tape. On the card, write the date you found the tick, and a possible location where the tick originated. Store and keep away from children and pets.
Step 6. Observe the symptoms
Some ticks can spread disease, especially the deer tick. Take the victim of tick and tick bites to the doctor, if the victim experiences the following symptoms within three months:
- Fever or chills
- Headache, muscle aches, or joint pain
- The presence of a rash, especially a rash surrounded by a large red circle (bulls eye)
- Swollen lymph nodes, usually in the armpits or groin.
Method 2 of 3: Killing Fleas Wandering on Pets and Clothes
Step 1. Choose a pet flea treatment
Many chemical drugs and herbal medicines are sold as pet flea repellent. Many of these drugs are harmful to young animals, or small children who play with them. If possible, consult with your veterinarian first.
- Use medications that are specific to your pet type (eg cat or dog).
- If you have children or other pets in the house, look for an oral medication.
- Never use drugs that contain organophosphates. Check the ingredients for amitraz, fenoxycarb, permethrin, propoxur, and tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP).
Step 2. Put the clothes in the dryer first
Drying clothes in a hot dryer will kill most fleas, but washing them in hot water will not. After walking in an infested area, put your clothes in the dryer first. After that wash, then dry again.
Step 3. Spray clothes with permethrin
These chemicals kill fleas more quickly than other insecticides and are safer for humans. Spray your clothes before you go for a walk, on the inside of the cuffs of the sleeves and the pants pipe.
- Do not Never use permethrin near a cat because it can cause the cat to get sick and even die.
- Talk to your doctor first, if you are pregnant, nursing, or allergic to ragweed (a type of weed whose pollen can cause allergies).
- Permethrin skin cream is not usually used to kill lice.
Method 3 of 3: Get Rid of Flea Populations
Step 1. Clean your page
Fleas need a moist, shady place to live. Clear your yard full of leaf litter and shady hiding places. Keep the grass trimmed short.
Rats and deer can carry fleas. Keep the animal away by tightly closing all trash cans and all food that is outside. Use fences to keep deer away
Step 2. Make a border around the area of the trees (woodland)
If your yard is close to a forest, make a mulch or gravel barrier three feet or nearly 1 meter wide. This will prevent plants from growing and make it harder for fleas to enter your yard.
Step 3. Spread the nematodes
Give the tick a parasite of its own kind to fight it. These microscopic worms are sold online and in various types. One of the parasites that is sold and used as a remedy against fleas is completely safe for humans and pets. Mix it with water and spread it in your yard. Keep the area moist for seven days while the worms begin to develop.
Look for “Steinernema carpocapsae” or “Heterohabditis bacteriophora” if you have a deer tick (black-legged) problem. Ask your vet about nematodes for other types of fleas
Step 4. Use pesticides with care
Many pesticides are harmful to pets, children, or the local environment. If you decide to use pesticides, hire the services of a certified (professional) pesticide sprayer to visit once a year or twice a year. Before he begins his assignment, ask for a written plan, along with security information, and signs to be posted around your property.
Permethrin, a common flea pesticide, can kill cats and fish
Step 5. Raise guinea fowl
The guinea fowl hunt and eat fleas. Deer fleas are often small enough to escape, but are sure to be less than before. But beware because this guinea fowl can be very noisy.
Step 6. Stay tuned on the development of the flea robot
As of March 2015, the Delaware company is raising money to test its next stage of lice-killing robots. The fleas are lured into cages and drink pesticides, because killing them is safer than using spray pesticides. It might be a while before someone or even a pesticide company can buy those fleas robots, but one day, you'll have a flea-killing robot (Terminator) in your own yard.
Tips
If you don't have access to a doctor, put the tick in a bag and send it to a tick identification company. The company will tell you if the tick carries the disease, but this doesn't necessarily mean you have the disease. You can also identify the tick yourself to see what diseases the tick may carry
Warning
- Do not use home remedies to kill attached lice. This method often increases the chance of infection. This includes trying to drown the lice in nail polish or setting them on fire with a lighter.
- Always wash your hands with soapy water after handling lice. Lice can carry infectious bacteria in bodily fluids that are invisible throughout the body. You're probably fine, unless you scratch your skin, but it's better to prevent than sorry.
- Don't try to crush the tick. Lice have very hard backs, and it is difficult to crush them without using the right tweezers. More importantly, crushing ticks can spread infectious bacteria.
