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 infestation in […]
Life cycle
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 days. The small larvae are clear, active and have only six legs. They are similar in appearance to the adults. The […]
The 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 […]
Prevention
As a guest in the tick habitat, you must either accept the risk of being bitten or stay away. Dogs cannot avoid the ticks. People can protect themselves with rubber boots and spray tick repellent on clothes and skin.
Control
In connection with campsites, spraying with insecticide can be the only practical solution. On uncultivated lands, you can either choose to tolerate the ticks or cultivate the land. Ticks do not care for cultivated fields and gardens.
Detection
When you need to know if a place is infested with castor bean ticks, drag a flag of white flannel, 50 cm x 100 cm, through the tick habitat. Ticks will then sit on the flag, and they are easy to count. You can also drag piece of wood with flannel through the tick habitat.
Tick removal
As evidenced, there are valid reasons why contact with the castor bean tick should be avoided. If you are bitten by the castor bean tick, be sure to remove it quickly. There are special tick pesticides that ease removal of ticks. A gentle spray of the ticks with an insect spray containing pyrethrin I and […]
The castor bean tick bite
You do not notice the tick piercing its mouthparts into the skin. This is due to anesthetics in the saliva. Most people do not notice the sucking ticks until they accidentally spot it or feel it with their fingers. The sucking larvae are even more difficult to spot. Usually, people are attacked by several ticks […]
Biting locations
On livestock and pets, the ticks prefer to bite soft-skinned, protected parts. On sheep, they prefer the ears. In birds the ticks are primarily found around the eyes. On humans, ticks prefer the armpits, the back of the neck, the hollows of the knees and on folds of skin on the abdomen.
Life cycle
When the blood-filled female tick has let herself fall, she can lay eggs a few days later. About 2,000 eggs are laid. A reasonable number considering the poor chance of finding hosts. From the eggs, tiny, six-legged larvae hatch, and they are very hungry. They sit on blades of grass or the like. Here, they […]
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. […]
Ticks
Ticks are a kind of large mite that sucks the blood of larger animals. Ticks leave their host between blood meals and it is not very likely that they will find the same host the next time they need to suck blood. The castor bean tick and the brown dog tick must have a total […]
Flea control in the surrounding environment
D. Thoroughly sprinkle or spray a flea-specific insecticide onto carpets etc. This treatment is effective against all stages of fleas and – when applied thoroughly – it is the most effective control method because it eliminates fleas here and now. E. Spraying with methoprene on carpets and in the sleeping places of the pets will […]
Control on the host animal
A.Washing the dog or cat with insecticides (for example shampoos containing pyrethrin I and II and piperonyl bubutoxid) kills the adult fleas that happen to be on the dog or cat while it is being washed. There is no residual effect that protects against the fleas that jump on to the pet after the treatment. […]
Control
An English zoologist has estimated that a typical cat flea population includes about 5000 fleas at various stages of development: 25 adult fleas are on the dog or cat. In the surroundings – mainly in carpets and in the animal’s sleeping place – there are 500 adult fleas, 500 cocoons, 3000 larvae and 1000 eggs. […]
Detection
Is your dog or cat scratching itself more than usual? Is it biting itself with its front teeth? Have you seen any fleas? Do the people who are in contact with the pets get itchy red bumps – especially at the ankles? Check for fleas in the pet. Regular flea inspection. Look closely in the […]
Flea bite allergies
About 10% of dogs or cats that have had fleas for a long time develop an allergy to flea saliva. You can see that something is wrong from the skin and the fur. There may be dermatitis or hair-loss. In other cases, there is an increased production of dandruff. The itching is severe and troublesome […]
Cat fleas bite people
You can get infested by cat fleas by being in contact with infested pets, or by being in places where infested pets are or have been. Cat fleas, however, prefer their natural host animals such as dogs or cats. Consequently, the family pet can have fleas without the other family members noticing. For this reason, […]
Cat flea biology
A female cat flea can begin laying eggs when it has mated and have been an adult flea for a few days. Usually, a cat flea lives for about a month and can lay about 200 eggs. The eggs are laid in dog or cat fur. They fall off the host, wherever it is. On […]
Dog fleas and cat fleas
The dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis and the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, belong to the flea species that bite humans in the absence of a more suitable host. The two flea species are similar. Dog Flea was once fairly common, but today, the cat flea is more common. Cat fleas can live on both dogs and […]
Bird flea control
As bird fleas can only breed in birds’ nests and as they are only a problem during spring, it is not always necessary to do eradicate the fleas. The fleas that have found their way inside will die within a few weeks. You can speed up the work by applying a cat flea control product. […]
Bird fleas
Bird flea bites are a sign of spring. If you are bitten by fleas in April-May, the perpetrators are probably bird fleas that you get into contact with in the vicinity of bird nests. The most common bird flea species is called Ceratophyllus gallinae, or the European chicken flea. It thrives in dry, high-lying nests […]
Hedgehog fleas
Hedgehog fleas, Archaeopsyllus erinacei, bite humans. Hedgehog fleas can infest people if they touch a hedgehog, a hedgehog nest, or are near a hedgehog nest. There are often many fleas on the individual hedgehog – up to a thousand. Perhaps, this correlates to the hedgehogs’ poor self-cleaning abilities because of its spines. Most confrontations with […]
Human fleas
The human flea, Pulex irritans, was previously the most common flea inside houses. Nowadays, the chances of finding a population of human fleas inside a house are very small. In rare cases, human fleas can survive in damp houses where the larvae mainly live in creeks in the floor, in upholstered furniture or in damp […]
Many kinds of fleas
Danish flea species can be divided into groups according to the host animals: Human fleas, fleas on hedgehog, fleas on rabbits, bird fleas, fleas on bats, fleas on squirrels, fleas on mice, fleas on rats, fleas on foxes, fleas on badgers, dog fleas and cat fleas. Of these fleas, human fleas, hedgehog fleas, bird fleas, […]
General treatment
You cannot eliminate a flea problem by treating the person which has been bitten. Neither powder, nor sprays or ointment has effect in this regard. The only rational thing to do is to find the hot bed and eradicate the fleas, where they are found in the house. If the itching is so bad that […]
Flea bites
Fleas are mostly found on the ground or on the floor, and they will first and foremost attack ankles and lower legs. In contrast to bed bugs, fleas also crawl under clothing. Often they even bite in places where the clothes are tight. Bites during the night, especially on the thighs, buttocks and shoulders are […]
Eggs and larvae
Flea eggs are smooth, oval and grayish-white. They are about 1/4 mm long and can barely be seen as small grains on a dark background. The eggs are not glued to hair like nits, but sprinkles off the host animal, wherever it is. Flea larvae feed on various types of organic material, supplemented by the […]
The adult flea
Only adult fleas bite. The adult flea is elongated, 1-3 mm long and has flat sides. They look like small grasshoppers. The flea’s ability to jump is well known. An adult flea can jumps vertically up to 20 cm. Fleas are dark-colored. The head, the thorax which consists of three segments and abdomen are all […]
Ants
Approx. 100 million years ago, Ants (Formicidae) evolved from small solitary wasp-like ancestors. Some ants still have an actual venomous stinger like wasps. These stinging ants may attack if you accidentally sit on an anthill. There is usually no doubt about what the problem is. An anthill in the lawn can be eradicated by saturating […]
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