Ingabe izinja zingawathola amazeze ebusika?

Uma isimo sezulu sibanda, konke ofuna ukukwenza ukugoba nomdlwane wakho. Ngeshwa, amazeze angase afune ukuhlala ekhaya lakho elifudumele. Ingabe amazeze ayafa ebusika? Akudingekile. Uma uzibuza ukuthi izinja zingawathola yini amazeze ebusika, impendulo inguyebo. Isibalo samazeze singancipha kancane, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle, kodwa ngeke sinyamalale ngokuphelele. Ukuze ube sohlangothini oluphephile, qhubeka nokwelashwa kwamazeze ngisho nangezinyanga zasebusika ezibandayo.

Amazeze awafi kalula ebusika

Amazeze maningi amathuba okuthi afe uma amazinga okushisa efinyelela ekubeni yiqhwa futhi azohlala lapho isikhashana.¹ Kodwa noma kunjalo lokhu akwanele ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngeke uqiniseke ukuthi amazeze azofa ebusika, ngisho noma engaphandle.

Umjikelezo wempilo yezeze uyisiza ukuba iphile. Izeze lensikazi lingaqala ukubeka amaqanda phakathi namahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-36 ngemva kokuluma isilwane sakho futhi lingazalela amaqanda angaba ngu-10,000 30 ezinsukwini ezingu-30. Lawa maqanda angase aphelele kukhaphethi wakho noma kwezinye izindawo zekhaya lakho. Izibungu eziyizeza zakha umfece futhi zikhule ngaphakathi kuwo njengeziphungumangathi, ngezinye izikhathi zihlala emfeceni kuze kube amasonto amahlanu ngaphambi kokuba zikhule zibe izeze elidala.

Ukubanda kungase kwehlise umjikelezo wokuphila kwamazeze, kodwa asengachanyuselwa ebusika.² Ngisho noma amazinga okushisa afinyelela kumakhaza isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba abulale abantu abadala, la mazeze kungenzeka ukuthi aseyitholile kakade indawo efudumele yokubekela amaqanda awo.

Amazeze asengasebenza ngaphakathi endlini

Enye yezindawo ezifudumele lapho amazeze “angandiza” ebusika yikhaya lakho. Nakuba amazeze engase ehlise ijubane kancane lapho kubanda ngaphandle, asengasebenza futhi aqhubeke nomjikelezo wawo wempilo evamile endlini. Amazinga okushisa angu-70–85°F anomswakama ongamaphesenti angu-70 ahlinzeka ngezimo ezikahle zokuzalanisa amazeze, ngakho esimweni sezulu esibandayo angakwazi ukucasha endaweni efudumele.³

Kungenzeka ukuthi awuligcini ikhaya lakho lipholile ngokwanele ukuze ubambezele ukusabalala kwamazeze. Ngakho-ke uma uyeka ukwelapha amazeze ebusika, ungase ubanikeze ithuba lokuthola indawo yokuhlala ekhaya lakho.

Kulula ukuvimbela amazeze kunokuqeda ukuhlasela.

Kulula kakhulu ukuvimbela amazeze kunokuqeda ukuhlasela.⁴ Ngenxa yokuthi amazeze aqinile futhi azala ngokushesha, angahlasela ikhaya lakho noma igceke lakho ngaphambi kokuthi uqaphele ukuthi okwenzekile. Amazeze abangela nezinye izinkinga, njengezikelemu zetapeworm.

Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kungcono ukwelapha amazeze unyaka wonke, hhayi nje phakathi nezinyanga ezifudumele. Njengoba amazeze amadala ahlala esilwaneni sakho enza amaphesenti amahlanu kuphela enani lezeze eliphelele ekhaya lakho nasezindaweni ezizungezile,⁵ Akufanele ukhawulele ukwelashwa esilwaneni sakho. Kuyanconywa futhi ukwelapha indawo yesilwane sakho esifuywayo ukuze ulawule ngokushesha ukuhlasela.

Izinketho Zokwelapha Izeze

Ukwelashwa kwe-flea akufanele kufake isilwane sakho kuphela, kodwa futhi nekhaya lakho negceke.

Phatha inja yakho ngeshampu yezeze neyomkhaza nokhololo oluvikelayo. I-Adams Flea kanye ne-Tick Cleansing Shampoo ibulala amazeze amadala futhi ivimbela amaqanda ekuchanyuselwe izinsuku ezingu-30. I-Adams Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs ingavikela inja yakho kuze kube yizinyanga eziyisikhombisa, okuwusizo ikakhulukazi uma inja yakho iphuma njalo.

Ungazama futhi ukwelashwa kwe-topical. I-Adams Flea & Tick Spot On for Dogs iwumkhiqizo ovimbela amazeze nemikhaza “ukuba ingaphinde ihlasele” inja yakho kuze kube yizinsuku ezingu-30. Khuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane uma udinga iseluleko esifanelana nomdlwane wakho.

Okulandelayo, cabanga ukwelapha ikhaya lakho amazeze. Kunezinketho eziningi ezifana nezifutho zegumbi, izifutho zikakhaphethi, nezifutho zasekhaya. Kubalulekile ukuphatha ikhaya lakho njengoba amazeze azolisebenzisa njengendawo yokuphephela ebusika.

Cabanga nangegceke lakho. I-Adams Yard & Garden Spray ingabulala amazeze kuyo yonke imijikelezo yawo yokuphila futhi ivikele igceke lakho, ingadi nezihlahla kuze kube amasonto amane.

Ngisho nasebusika, kufanele uqhubeke nokwelapha inja yakho, ikhaya, negceke amazeze. Izinja zingangenwa kalula ngamazeze ebusika ngoba izinambuzane ezincane zingaphephela ekhaya lakho elifudumele ukuze zizisize ziphile. Uma ufuna ukuzilungiselela kakhudlwana, bhalisela izexwayiso ukuze wazi lapho ukuqubuka kwamazeze kwenzeka nini endaweni yakini.

1. Ifenbein, Hani. “Ingabe amazeze ayafa ebusika?” I-PetMD, Novemba 4, 2019, https://www.petmd.com/dog/parasites/do-fleas-survive-winter
2. Ibid.
3. Washington indlunkulu. “Ingabe Ngempela Izinja Zingathola Amazeze Ebusika?” Washingtonian.com, Januwari 28, 2015, https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/01/28/can-dogs-really-get-fleas-in-the-winter/
4. Ibid.
5. Kvamme, Jennifer. "Ukuqonda i-Flea Life Cycle." I-PetMD, https://www.petmd.com/dog/parasites/evr_multi_understanding_the_flea_life_cycle