Gadfly - biting insect.Many people confuse it with gadfly. Friends, this is not the same thing! Blind is bloodsuckers, and the gadfly is an insect (the photo you see now), not sucking blood! He only bites and parasitizes on animals, and even on humans! Except how painful it is to bite, gadflys can lay eggs on the skin of a chosen victim - an animal or a person. The bite of a gadfly compared to this is "flowers" ... We will talk about this.
After some time from laid eggslarvae appear. This is where the real horror begins! These creatures gnaw through the skin small holes and penetrate into the human or animal body, can you imagine! This contributes to the development of certain diseases.
Gadfly - insect is not stupid!Of the several dozen different species of these flies, only a few use man as an incubator, the rest prefer to use animals for this purpose. Why are these flies not as stupid as they seem? Yes, because they understand perfectly well that a person will eventually find the larvae and wipe them out of the body, which cannot be said about animals on which such "smart" species of gadflies fly!
Лето - это море, отдых, пляж, солнце, а также...fishing! If you are going on a picnic or fishing, do not forget to bring a remedy for mosquitoes and gadflies. For an adult, these are gels or sprays, and for children - special children's products. Children should be given special attention: do not anoint yourself, and be sure to protect your child from evil flies! After all, he has very sensitive skin, and the consequences can be very different. The bite of a gadfly is very painful, believe me! Because of the hellish pain, this fly was called insect "in law" (as, by the way, wasp).
What to do if you are bitten by a gadfly? Remember!If the bite site is bleeding, itchy, burns, hurts for several hours, then this is the first sign of an allergic reaction! In this regard, it will not be superfluous to learn how to treat this attack:
- The wound must be thoroughly rinsed with water to prevent infection.
- Disinfect the washed wound with hydrogen peroxide, brilliant green, iodine, alcohol, or another antiseptic.
- Apply Fucortion ointment to the affected area.
- In the case of a child, such effective remedies as Nurofen, Efferalgun and Panadol will help.
- You can use folk remedies.An unpleasant itch will remove the plantain. It is necessary to cook gruel from its leaves and attach it to the bite, fixing it with a bandage. Perfectly copes with this task and dandelion juice. You need exactly white (milky) juice. It can be obtained by cutting off the flowering shoots or the dandelion leaf itself. You can use a bow. soak the bite with its juice, and then apply a bandage.
- If it does not help, see a doctor urgently!
In order to protect against the attacks of these malicious insects, you need to know some rules:
- Gadfly - insect "stylish" and creative! Despite its rather gray appearance, this fly is attracted by very colorful and bright clothes. That is why the rest you need to pick up in clothes darker shades.
- These flies just love the sun! In the shadows, they, fortunately, are not active at all. Therefore, know that there you can easily hide from them. And for the rest it is desirable to choose less sunny places.
