Jinsi ya kuweka mbu kwenye bay, na jinsi ya kutuliza kuumwa ikiwa unaumwa

Mbu wanaudhi na kuumwa kwao kuna kitu kikali. Lakini, kuna baadhi ya hatua rahisi unaweza kuchukua nyumbani na katika nje kubwa ili kupunguza yatokanayo yako na wadudu. Kuna aina ya salama na ufanisi wa mbu repellents kuchagua kutoka. Pia kuna njia kadhaa nzuri za kuweka mbu nje ya maeneo kama vile patio yako yote. Ikiwa huwezi kuwarudisha wote, fikiria kutibu yadi yako kuua wengi iwezekanavyo na kuzuia recolonization yao. Hatimaye, ikiwa unapata bitten, kuna jeshi la creams za mada na bidhaa zingine ambazo zinaweza kutoa misaada kubwa.

Kuhusu DEET

Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) ni kati ya viungo vinavyojulikana zaidi katika repellents. Kulingana na Shirika la Ulinzi wa Mazingira (EPA), wanasayansi bado hawajaona matokeo yoyote mabaya ya afya yanayohusiana na matumizi ya DEET ya juu. Ina harufu kali na inahisi greasy na pore-clogging. Pia sio jambo la kushangaza kuchanganya DEET na DDT, dawa hatari ambayo haitumiki tena nchini Merika. Hata hivyo, mwili wa kupanua wa utafiti unaonyesha kwamba kemikali nyingine ni juu ya ufanisi na, katika baadhi ya matukio, zaidi ya DEET.

Njia mbadala za DEET

Ikiwa huwezi kusimama harufu ya DEET au muundo, kuna chaguzi zingine. Wengine hutumia dondoo ya eucalyptus ya limao kwani ina harufu nzuri na ni vizuri kuomba. Ndani ya dondoo hiyo, kemikali inayoitwa PMD inafanya kazi ya kuondoa mbu na ufanisi sawa na DEET. Baadhi ya fomula za PMD pia zinaonyesha athari za kudumu.

Endelea kusoma kuhusu mbinu za kuepuka na kupunguza kuumwa na mbu, iliyoandikwa na Chris Thomas hapa.

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Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas grew up in the suburbs and spent his formative years camping, hiking, and studying music. For nearly a decade, he toured the U.S. performing at music festivals and working in capacities such as stage manager and speaker, giving talks on critical thinking and pseudoscience. After years of touring North America and Hawaii, he settled in Los Angeles for five years and underwent intensive culinary training at high-end restaurants and premium corporate catering facilities. He now spends most of his time in sunny Portugal playing music, seeking out culinary delights, and occasionally downing a craft beer or fancy cocktail.

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