Katika vita dhidi ya Ticks, dawa hii ni silaha yangu ya siri

Vile, kutisha, kudhuru, na kuchukiza ni maneno machache tu ninayotumia kuelezea ticks.

Hakuna kitu cha kupenda kuhusu wadudu hawa wa kutisha, wenye magonjwa.

Wao ni kati ya ukubwa kutoka mbegu ya sesame hadi mbegu ya poppy. Na wanaweza kukuambukiza na idadi yoyote ya magonjwa ya kutisha, kama vile ugonjwa wa Lyme, homa ya Mlima wa Rocky, ugonjwa wa watoto wachanga, anaplasmosis, virusi vya Powassan, au ugonjwa wa alpha-gal, ambayo inakufanya uwe na mzio wa aina nyingi tofauti za nyama.

Continue reading about protecting yourself against ticks, written by Doug Mahoney.

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Senior Staff Writer
Doug Mahoney

Doug Mahoney ni mwandishi mwandamizi wa wafanyakazi katika Wirecutter inayofunika uboreshaji wa nyumbani. Alitumia miaka 10 katika ujenzi wa hali ya juu kama seremala, msimamizi, na msimamizi. Anaishi katika nyumba ya kilimo yenye umri wa miaka 250 na alitumia miaka minne akijenga upya nyumba yake ya zamani. Pia hufuga kondoo na ana ng'ombe wa maziwa ambaye hunyonyesha kila asubuhi.

Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

Clothing and gear can be treated with a 0.5% permethrin spray, sold under names including Sawyer, Insect Shield and Ranger Ready.

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Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

Sawyer’s picaridin lotion offers the longest protection windows on test — up to 14 hours against mosquitoes and ticks — and its creamy, low-odor formula goes on smooth and dries quickly.

Rachel Cavanaugh
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Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari

The Sawyer Squeeze and Cnoc Vecto made hydration easy.

Josh King
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