Across the globe common tick-krasnotelka, so named for the bright red-orange color.It lives in the soil, as well as among plants.
Description
These unusual creatures in color are truly outstanding representatives of the family of velvet mites.Outwardly, they look more like spiders, so they are often confused with them.
adults live in the land.They are fairly large oval red body has a length of 1 to 2 mm and is covered with many small hairs.Limbs are semichlenikovye foot, on which there are two claws.If there is any danger of running out of their mite for themselves, then if the danger had passed, he continues on his way.
Velvet mite-krasnotelka (ground mite, as it is called) - it is a predator, feeding on plant food sometimes.But the main food for adults are different insects.
Hailing the spider from India, where monsoon spread in very large numbers, for which got the name of the local population - rain mites.
main habitats
Today tick-krasnotelka lives in almost all corners of the globe.Especially a lot of them in the tropics and subtropics.Sami arthropods live in the soil and the larvae feed on vertebrate animals.In countries with temperate climates can develop only one generation of ticks in the year (for example, in the tropics may be up to five).The cycle of development occurs strictly seasonal.To lay their eggs, mite migrates into the soil to a depth of 10 cm.
cycle of
Velvet mite-krasnotelka during the breeding season in the soil lays 30-50 eggs per day, for the time is from about 400 to 900pieces.After the embryonic molt the larva from the egg is released.A week later, she was able to eat on their own.First, it serves as food for the hemolymph of insects and arachnids.
Then, after passing the next stage of rest (kukolkoobraznoy), the larva turns into a deutonymph.This is the same predators as an adult tick-krasnotelka.Their greatest number is in July and August.
After a while there comes another stage of rest, after which the adults emerge.
larvae parasitize mainly larvae mite-krasnotelki animal.The hosts them - it's mostly rodents, hedgehogs, predators and certain domestic animals such as sheep, horses, goats, etc... Sometimes attacks on humans.Most of the larvae parasitize on the skin, at least - in the nasal cavity.Trailers for the host body, they disturb the horny layer of the epidermis, the sink into the skin and feed on a few days interstitial fluid, at least - with blood.
attacking their prey mite larvae-krasnotelki directly from the surface of the soil or plants.There is such an attack around the clock (if sufficient humidity), stopping briefly only during the hot midday hours.
Term Power can range from 2 to 7 days.Well-fed larvae leave the host, dropping out on the ground, where they continue their development cycle.One animal can have them myself to 11,000 units, of which disappear every day a few dozen.Larva for the entire period of the power is increased in size by more than 15 times.
use in folk medicine
Hemolymph tick-krasnotelki has a fairly powerful fungicidal action.In this connection, it finds widespread use in folk medicine, the people of India.It is used for the prevention of paralysis, as well as an aphrodisiac: it is believed that the oil obtained from krasnotelok, enhances sexual desire.In modern medicine, this issue is still at the stage of rassmotoreniya.Scientists are looking at only these arthropods as a potential source of immunomodulators.
What danger is tick-krasnotelka
Photos of these creatures is quite cute, and looking at them, it is difficult even imagine what dangers are ticks for those who choose an object for sustenance.Among all the relatives they are the ones whose larvae are carriers of the disease is quite dangerous - tsutsugamushi fever.Particularly well this infection is common in Japan, Korea and China.When infecting a person has high fever, rash, increased spleen.In severe cases can cause serious complications leading to death.
In Russia, small foci of infection exist only in certain parts of the Far East.Most tick-krasnotelka known to us as the causative agent of dermatitis.By attacking the man, he is able to cause such a disease, such as fever, gooseberry.At the site of the tick bite is first formed a small speck of red, a day on which there is an abscess, and in three days - barely visible bubble.This place is very itchy, especially at night.After 5-8 days of the bubble is resorbed.He left dark spots, continuing for two weeks.It continues quite scratched, which could lead to the re-entering of an infection.
arthropods such as tick-krasnotelka are dangerous especially for children playing in the grass often, where the probability of attack is high enough parasites.This occurs most often in rural areas, but in recent years more and more cases of attacks on human mite is registered and in major cities.
in urban areas preferred by krasnotelok are parks, gardens and any green areas.There is 1 dm 2 may be a few hundred individuals.
methods of treatment and prevention of bites
Each year, a fairly large number of people faced with tick bites, krasnotelok.Because of their small size is difficult to see in the body, besides the larvae can hide in places where clothing fits tightly to the skin.It should be remembered that the ticks are carriers of infectious diseases, including deadly.Therefore, their bites can not be ignored.
Ranku must be kept clean by washing with water in the morning and evening.To reduce itching, can be used antiseptics or lotion with a decoction of celandine and chamomile.To make it to brew cup boiling water 10 grams of a mixture of dried herbs, give it brew for two hours, and then filtered.The infusion of herbs can be mixed with baby cream and lubricate the resulting wound surface ointment up to four times a day.
How to withdraw from the balcony krasnotelok
Sometimes the mites take up residence not far from the home of man in the gardens, and even they can be balkonah.Perenoschikami birds or small rodents.In order not to expose themselves to danger, it is important in these cases to know how to withdraw from the balcony ticks krasnotelok.For their destruction using chemicals and special products (dusts, emulsions DDT hexachloran).For treatment requires from 0.5 to 1 g of substance per square meter.
