Okuqukethwe
Ngisho nezeze elilodwa enjeni yakho lingabangela ukulunywa nokunwaya. Kodwa mangaki amazeze enjeni abhekwa njengesifo? Nakuba ingekho inombolo ethile ebonisa ukuthi kune-infestation, ngisho namazeze ambalwa angabonisa ukuthi maningi acashe eboyeni benja yakho nakulo lonke ikhaya lakho. Kungcono ukuthatha isinyathelo ngamazeze ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva.
Izeze Elilodwa Kuphela Kungaba Uphawu Lwenkinga
Uma ubona amazeze ambalwa nje enjeni yakho, ungase ulingeke ukuba ucabange ukuthi akuyona into enkulu. Nakuba i-flea eyenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile ingase ivele uma usanda kuthatha umdlwane wakho ukuze uhambe, amazeze angaphezu kwelilodwa noma amabili angase abe uphawu lwenkinga. Amazeze ambalwa afika kwangu-20 angasho ukuthi isilwane sakho sihlaselwe, futhi inombolo enkulu ingaba phakathi kuka-200 no-300. 1
Ukungazinaki amazeze ambalwa kungaholela ngokushesha ekuhlaselweni kwenja yakho nekhaya lakho.2 ngoba amazeze amabili amadala angakhiqiza amakhulukhulu amaqanda neziphungumangathi. Amazeze aqala ukudla igazi emizuzwini embalwa efikile esilwaneni sakho. Zibe sezikhwelana, futhi phakathi nezinsuku ezimbili insikazi ingaqala ukubeka amaqanda.3 Ezinsukwini ezine kuya kweziyisishiyagalolunye nje kuphela, izobekela amaqanda angama-27 noma ngaphezulu usuku ngalunye eboyeni benja yakho. Amaqanda angawela kukhaphethi nakwezinye izindawo. Izibungu zingachanyuselwa emaqandeni ezinsukwini ezinhlanu kuya kweziyishumi nanye bese zikhula zibe iziphungumangathi emifeceni emincane. Bangakwazi ukuhlala ku-cocoon amasonto ngisho nezinyanga. Iziphungumangathi yizona okunzima ukuzibulala, ngakho-ke kunconywa ukuthi ukwelapha amazeze ngaphambi kokuba afinyelele kulesi sigaba. Lesi ngesinye isizathu esenza kubaluleke kangaka ukwenza okuthile ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokuthi isilwane sakho sinamazeze
Ziningi izimpawu zokuthi inja yakho inamazeze. Okusobala kakhulu ukuthi inja yakho iyaluma futhi inwaya ngaphezu kokujwayelekile. Ungase futhi ubone amachashaza amancane amnyama (okuthiwa ukungcola kwezeze) engutsheni noma embhedeni wakhe. Ukungcola okuyizimpumputhe kungashintsha kube mnyama ngokubomvu-nsundu uma kufafazwa ngamanzi amancane.
Ukugijima ikama eboyeni benja yakho kungaveza namazeze. Amasegimenti amancane amhlophe afana nezinhlamvu zelayisi lapho inja yakho ilele noma ihlezi khona ayizikelemu, okungolunye uphawu lwamazeze.
Ukwelashwa kwesilwane sakho
Uma inja yakho inamazeze, kuwumqondo omuhle ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nezinketho ezingcono kakhulu. Udokotela wakho wezilwane angase ancome ithebhulethi ezobulala wonke amazeze amadala esilwaneni sakho. Ungasebenzisa futhi i-shampoo yezeze ukuhlasela izinambuzane ezincane. I-Adams Flea kanye ne-Tick Cleansing Shampoo ibulala amazeze amadala futhi ivimbela amaqanda ekuchanyuselwe izinsuku ezingu-30. I-Adams Plus Flea kanye neKhola Yomkhaza Yezinja Nomdlwane ingavikela umdlwane wakho isikhathi esingafika ezinyangeni eziyisithupha. Lokhu kuwusizo ikakhulukazi uma uvumela inja yakho ukuthi iphumele ngaphandle njalo.
Ukunakekelwa kwekhaya negceke
Akwanele ukwelapha isilwane sakho esifuywayo kuphela. Uma ungelapheki ikhaya lakho negceke, ukuhlasela kuzoqhubeka. Amazeze angaphila isikhathi eside futhi angaphila isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuthi aphinde athelele inja yakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Uma unamazeze ekhaya lakho, kufanele uhlanze ikhaya lakho futhi ugeze okokulala kwakho nezokulala zesilwane sakho esifuywayo. Kodwa ungagcini lapho. I-Adams Home Flea kanye ne-Tick Spray ibulala amazeze nemikhaza. Ivikela kuze kube yizinyanga eziyisikhombisa futhi iphinde ibulale amaphela, izicabucabu, izintuthwane nokunye. I-Adams Flea and Tick Carpet Powder ibulala amazeze, amaqanda, izibungu neziphungumangathi. Iphakheji ngalinye lihlanganisa igumbi elilodwa kuya kwamabili (200 kuya ku-400 square feet). Impushana futhi iqukethe isilawuli sokukhula kwezinambuzane esibulala amazeze kuze kube yizinsuku ezingu-30 futhi silawule ukuphinda kuhlaselwe izinsuku ezingafika ku-365.
Egcekeni, zama i-Adams Yard ne-Garden Spray. Ivikela kumazeze kuze kube amasonto amane futhi iphinde ibulale imikhaza, omiyane nezintuthwane.
Ukuvimbela kubalulekile
Nakuba kufanele uphathe amazeze uma uwaqaphela, ukuvimbela nakho kubalulekile. Uma ukwazi ukuvimbela amazeze ukuba angangeni ekhaya nasegcekeni lakho, ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokuhlaselwa. Uma inkinga isilawulekile, qhubeka nokwelashwa kwamazeze ngisho nasebusika.
Ukubona ngisho namazeze ambalwa enjeni yakho kungase kube uphawu lokuhlasela ngaphansi kwezinyawo. Uma ubona okuningana, sebenzisa ikamu ngoboya benja yakho ukuze uhlole ukuthi bukhona yini obungaphezulu. Uma uphatha inja yakho, ikhaya lakho, kanye negceke lakho ngaso leso sikhathi, ungagwema ukuhlasela okungathi sína esikhathini esizayo.
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2. Potter, Michael F. “Ukulawula Amazeze Nokuvimbela.” I-Entomology eNyuvesi yaseKentucky, ngoJuni 2018, https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef602.
3. Umthengisi uMike noRobinson James. "Ukulwa namazeze." I-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/library/insects/controlling-fleas/.