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Brown dog tick

Latin: Rhipicephalus sanguineus The brown dog tick belongs to the species of blood mites that live by sucking blood from a host. The brown dog tick – with the Latin name Rhipicephalus sanguineus – belongs to the same genus as the forest tick, which is a Danish species that lives and overwinters in the wild. For the brown dog tick, the situation is different. Originally it is from Africa, but now it is found everywhere in the tropical and subtropi…

The brown dog tick

Brown dog tick The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, prefers dogs and rarely bites people. The species is widespread in warmer parts of the world. In Europe, it is mainly found in the Mediterranean. In Denmark, it is mostly seen on dogs that come from the south. In our parts of the world, the brown dog tick is found indoors. In appearance, it is similar to the castor bean tick. Usually, the circumstances under which the tick is found prov…

Brown carpet beetle

…r wings of the beetle, which are brown. But the head and forehead are dark brown and almost black. The full-grown brown carpet beetle grows between 3 and 5 millimeters long. The brown color continues in the larvae of the brown carpet beetle. They have an almost golden brown color. At the back tip, they have a small hair tuft that has the shape of a brush. The larvae can grow up to 8 millimeters long. Biology and behavior The brown carpet beetle is…

Brown dog tick

Brown dog tick (Latin: Rhipicephalus sanguineus) This tick originates from Africa but is now widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In Europe it is common in the Mediterranean countries. It occurs mainly on dogs and rarely on man. Like the previous species it has to have three separate blood meals before it becomes sexually mature, and under favourable conditions development from egg to adult takes about 65…

Suspected brown dog tick infestation

Fig. 69 The newly hatched brown dog tick larva (left) is tiny. In the middle is a male. Of the four females (right), one is yet to feed. Silhouettes are in natural size. Ticks on a dog are almost always caster bean ticks that just need to be removed. Caster bean ticks lose the ability to find a host when the temperature drops below 7 °C. If the dog has ticks when it is significantly colder outside, it may be brown dog ticks. High levels of infest…

The brown house moth

…ics that have been stored too moist can also provide a hearty meal for the brown house moth. It is even worse if the brown house moth attack grain ceilings and seed stores or other places where different types of plant materials are stored. For instance, moist feed, flour, groats, or powdered milk. Here, the brown house moth can quickly do great damage to the stock. Prevention and pest control When it comes to keeping brown house moth from buildin…

The castor bean tick bite

…infection. On the Danish islands of Bornholm and Zealand, the castor bean tick transmits tick-borne encephalitis of which there two sub-types in Denmark: The European encephalitis virus and the Far-Eastern tick-borne encephalitis virus. They can cause meningitis-like illness that particularly affects people who reside in forest areas. The disease is caused by a virus and can not be cured with antibiotics. The course of the disease is usually mild…

Ticks

…d suck blood from mice and larger mammals such as humans, foxes, deer, and dogs. Adult tick also sucks blood from larger mammals. The tick climbs into vegetation and grabs passing animals, where it bites. Once the tick has taken hold, it will remain in place for five to six days, after which it will fall to the ground and find a hiding place. Ticks are mainly active during spring and fall. During winter, the tick usually stays under moss or some o…

Brown dog tick control

…ment. High levels of infestation demand more drastic measures. Treat the house with a cat flea repellent combined with a bed bug repellent because the brown dog ticks virtually hide the same places as these pests and they spread in the same way….

Brown-banded cockroach

…around 1.0 – 1.4 cm when fully grown. The color of the cockroach is light brown, and down over the back runs two lighter brown bands that have given it its characteristic name. At the front of the head, it has two long feeler horns. The female’s wings do not completely cover the hind body and she is slightly wider than the male. Biology and behavior The brown-banded cockroach originates as described from the warmer countries. Therefore, it also r…

Red-brown longhorn beetle

…tant to react quickly as well as establish preventions. Appearance The red-brown longhorn beetle is 12-18 mm long and is characterized by the reddish brown or red colored cover wings. Color wise there are all kinds of variants. However, they have yellowish hair, which is characteristic for this species. In general, the females are larger than the male which can be surprising to some people. The female is also more robust in her appearance, while t…

The Brown wood buck

…several years before they pupate and undergo development into fully grown brown wood beetles. When the fully developed brown wood buck is ready to leave the tree, it does so through a fly hole, which it gnaws at the surface of the tree. These fly holes are, like the aisles, oval and measure approximately 5 x 13 millimeters. The passages that the larvae leave behind are filled with drilling dust, which consists of the larvae’s excrement. This flou…

Brown Carpet Beetle

…The adult beetle is only 3-4 mm long, the elytra covering the abdomen are brown while the front of the beetle is dark brown or black. The female lay about 50 eggs, the larvae are yellowish-brown and clearly articulated and they have a brush-shaped tuft of hair at the rear. Like most other carpet beetles, they eat dry remains of animals and plants. They are about six months to become mature and they can attain a length of about 8 mm. Brown carpet…

Pigeon tick

…s have lived for a long period of time can therefore be hearths for pigeon ticks. And if the residence is abandoned, the pigeon ticks may find themselves searching for new hosts to spy on. It is therefore not without precedent that the pigeon ticks have sought further into the dwelling and possibly tried to bite sleeping people. However, human blood is not a good starting point for pigeons, as they can neither survive for long nor multiply on this…

Castor bean tick

…ere it seeks shelter and digests its meal. During the course of its life a tick has to find a host on three occasions, twice when young, and once as an adult before it can lay eggs. A female tick may lay more than 2,000 eggs, but these do not survive indoors where the environment is too dry. When living on its host a tick is very firmly anchored and is not easily removed with forceps. It is, however, essential to remove the whole animal, otherwise…

Ticks

…the next time they need to suck blood. The castor bean tick and the brown dog tick must have a total of three blood meals (as larvae, as nymphs and as adults). The pigeon tick needs a total of five blood meals. The risk of not being able to find the next host is quite large. Ticks get by laying many eggs and by being able to live a long time without food. Three kinds of ticks can be especially troublesome: The castor bean tick, which is an outdoo…

Ectoparasites

…mitted between dogs and cats and both functions as host animals. The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. P.107. Is a large blood sucking mite, which is imported from warmer countries. It can bite humans, however it is rare. Canine nasal mites, Pneumonyssus caninum. P.126. It has a yellowish-white color, is up to 1.5 mm long, and it lives in the nasal cavities and sinuses of dogs. It is usually not seen and is harmless for the dogs and humans…

The brown house moth

…s of feed as well as nesting material for birds’ nests. Life cycle for the brown house moth A female brown house moth can lay 600 eggs during its lifetime. The development from egg to adult at 25 °C lasts 3 months. At 15 ° C, it takes 7 months and at temperatures below 13 ° C development stops completely. The brown house moth larvae are very sensitive to dehydration and cannot pursue their development if the humidity is consistently below 80% RH….

Tick removal

…etc. Each method has its sworn devotees. A 90° turn. If you just pull the tick it may break the ticks’ body. Many take the chance anyway – with or without household remedies – and remove the legs and mouth parts with a needle, tweezers or adhesive plaster afterwards. In order to remove the whole tick, be sure to pinch the skin together under the tick, so that the bite wound expands. Then twist the tick 90° and gently pull it out. The wound should…

The castor bean tick

…climb onto a host with the front pair of legs. (Gjelstrup) The castor bean tick The castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus, is just one of about thirty kinds of ticks that are found in Denmark. However, it is almost exclusively this species of ticks that is found on humans. An adult male tick is approx. 2 mm long. The female is twice as long. Ticks engorge when they suck blood. The abdomen’s reddish-brown, leathery skin can expand quite a lot. A blood f…

Brown rat

…paper, wadding or similar materials wherever it can find a dry place. When brown rats invade urban property they will nearly always have come up through a break in the sewers. Brown rats are omnivorous, and will eat any animal or plant food, and they may even become predatory, taking live chickens and ducklings. In many places in the world it has been reckoned that the rats eat more than half the available foods. Oat kernels gnawed by mice (left)…

The brown rat

…– 250 g. The colour varies somewhat, but the upper surface is usually dark brown or noble. The underside varies from whitish to grey. The brown rats thrive on the most diverse locations, but are primarily found in stables, warehouses and homes. In towns and cities, they often live in waste water pipes. Rat invasions in urban property are almost always due to sewer rats that come up through a break in a pipe. The rat is practically omnivorous. It p…

Life cycle

Fig. 68 The brown dog tick is rather similar to the castor bean tick, however, the male’s carapace is larger and in a non-blood engorged female, you can see a ruffle pattern on the trailing edge of the body. Look for ticks in the locations indicated by the arrows. The female lays 2000-4000 eggs at a time. The eggs reddish-brown and are placed in clusters high up on the walls, in cracks or behind paintings. The hatching time of the eggs is 19-60 d…

Rats

…s migrated into the black rats’ territory over the last few centuries. The brown rat obviously has a brown coat, but the shade can vary. Some brown rats are darker, and some are grayish. The stomach can be whitish or greyish. An adult rat is 45 cm long, but 20 of these are the tail. The tail of the brown rat is slightly shorter than the body. Male rats are often larger than female rats. A male rat typically weighs between 250 and 300 g, but they c…

The brown-banded cockroach

…ng and adult brown-banded cockroaches Latin: Supella longipalpa. An adult, brown-banded cockroach is about 1 cm long, light brown with lighter drawings. This elegant insect began to appear in Northern Europe in the 1970s and has gradually become common. It requires heat to thrive, any temperature between 25 and 30 ° C will do. It can survive in dry places. The brown-banded cockroach is shunning the light and has a certain fondness of high location…

Index

…Booklice , Bostrychid beetles Bostrychider Bostrychoplites cornutus Brown dog tick Brown house moth Brown rat droppings Brown-banded cockroach Bumble bees Butterflies Cabbage white butterflies Cadelle beetle Callidium violaceum Calliphora erythrocephala Camponotus herculeanus Carabus nemoralis Caradrina clavipalpis Carpet beetle Carpoglyphuslactis Case-bearing clothes moth Castor bean tick Cat flea Centipedes Cerambycidae Ceratophyllus sp. Chalci…

European pigeon tick bites

…tick prefers to feed on pigeons. When in lack of a more suitable host, the tick may feed on people and pets. It’s almost exclusively the adults and nymphs that bite people. A bite from the large pigeon tick can be quite the experience. The bite is clumsy and can be painful. From the bite wound, a wide, pink, slightly swollen area may appear. Later, color will turn red or reddish-blue. Both the color as well the swelling can stay on the skin for up…

Dog fleas and cat fleas

…ctual practice, the pets are nearly almost infested by cat fleas, but if a dog has dog fleas, their biology and control are the same. Cat fleas are a relatively new problem. The increase in the number of inquiries about the species to the Danish National Pest Infestation Laboratory began in the late 1960s. Today, it is estimated that one third of all Danish dogs and cats are infested by fleas each year. It is not known why cat fleas have become so…

Cat flea, dog flea

…dog fleas are very similar in appearance and both species can live on both dogs and cats. Humans are mainly attacked by cat fleas. A cat or a dog may have a light infection of fleas without the human inhabitants of the house noticing, but if the domestic animals are carrying large numbers of fleas, there is naturally a greater likelihood that people will be infested too. A heavy infestation may occur if the cat or dog is removed from the house, fo…

Dog louse

…ostly live on the back, flanks and at the root of the tail of dogs. In addition to the irritation that they cause these lice are also intermediate hosts for one of the dog’s intestinal worms. The infection takes place when the dog swallows infected lice as it scratches itself….