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Ticks are dangerous insects because they carry pathogens. If you are bitten by a tick, kill it in a way that does not damage the body, avoids spreading the bacteria and also knows what disease you have if you develop a disease. Also try to control the cicadas that are freely living in the yard so that they will not crawl into clothing or pets.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: How to kill the tick when bitten

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   Remove ticks from the body. If the tick is on a person or on a pet, you should first separate it. Use the tweezers with the pointy tip to grab the tip of the cicada, then slowly pull it out.
   • Tweezers with a wide gripping tip can crush the tick and spread the germs out.
   • Never use bare hands. If you need to touch the tick, you should wear disposable gloves.

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   Wrap the tick tightly with duct tape. Cover the whole tick with clear duct tape, it will die on its own and cannot run away. This is the best way to kill a tick without destroying its body.Besides, it is also easy for your doctor to distinguish the type of tick if you later show symptoms.
   • Or you can use a clear plastic sealed bag, such as a small headband. Be sure to check the bag for punctures before using it.

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   Kill the tick with antiseptic alcohol. If you don't have tape, place the tick in a container filled with alcohol. It may take a while for the tick to die, so be sure to keep an eye on it or cover it with plastic to prevent it from escaping.
   • Water cannot kill ticks, so if you don't have alcohol, use bleach or vinegar.

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   Wash your hands and the bite. Clean the bite site with an antiseptic alcohol or iodine solution if available, otherwise use soapy water. Washing off is a way to reduce the chance of infection at the bite.

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   Keep the tick. Stick the dead or alive tick on a piece of paper, then make a note of the date you caught the tick and from where it came from. Keep the cicada away from pets and children.

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   Watch for symptoms. Some ticks can spread germs, especially black-footed mites. Take the patient with the tick to the doctor if the following symptoms appear within three months:
   • Fever or chills
   • Headache, muscle aches, or joint pain
   • A rash, especially a bull's eye rash with a wide red mark
   • Swollen lymph nodes, often swelling in the armpits or groin.
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Method 2 of 3: How to kill Ticks on Pets or Clothes

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   Choose a tick killer. Many chemicals or herbs are sold to kill pet ticks, but many of them can be dangerous to small pets or to children with a habit of playing with pets. You should talk to your veterinarian first if possible.
   • Use a tick treatment that is specific to a pet breed (like a dog or a cat).
   • If children and pets live in the house together, you should find a medicine to take.
   • Never take medications containing organic phosphorus. Make sure the ingredients do not contain the following: amitraz, fenoxycarb, permethrin, propoxur, and tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP).

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   Dry the clothes first. The heat from the drying air will kill ticks almost completely, but not if the moisture does. After going where there are ticks you need to put the clothes in the dryer, then wash and dry again.

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   Spray permethrin on clothes. These are chemicals that kill ticks more effective than insecticides, and are also safer for human health. Before going out you should spray the inside of your sleeve and pants.
   • Never spray permethrin on cats. They will get sick and even die after inhaling the medicine.
   • You should consult your doctor first if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or if you have a hay fever allergy.
   • Permethrin creams are not usually used to kill ticks.
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Method 3 of 3: Eliminate Mites

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   Cleaning the yard. Ticks like to live in humid, shady places, so be sure to wipe out the leaves and sanitize any shade hiding places. Cut the grass short.
   • Rodents and deer can be a source of ticks, so keep your trash and leftovers covered in the street so they don't hang around. Or you build fences so they can't get near.

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   Put a fence around the edge of the forest. If your yard is located near the forest, you should build a fence about 1 meter wide with gravel, to prevent the trees from spreading into your yard and not creating a chance for ticks to enter.

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   Spread nematodes. These tiny nematodes are tick parasites, they are sold online and there are many different types. In which the worms used to kill ticks are completely harmless to humans and pets. You mix the worms in the water and spread them around the yard, then keep the yard moist for the next seven days for the worms to develop.
   • Looking to buy parasites Steinernema carpocapsae good Heterorhabditis bacteriophora if there are black-legged ticks in the house. Also check with your veterinarian about what parasites to buy for other ticks.

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   Use insecticides with caution. Many insecticides are dangerous to pets, children or wildlife around them. If you choose to use this method, you should hire a sprayer to have them come to the house to spray once or twice a year. Before spraying you must ask them to provide a safety plan and put up signs around the property.
   • Permethrin is a common tick killer, but it can kill both cats and fish.

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   Add star chickens to the farm. Chickens are a species that hunts and eats ticks, but the black-footed mites are quite small so they are still able to escape, though they will certainly be greatly reduced in number. You should be aware that the stars are very noisy animals.

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   Wait to buy tick killer robot. In March 2015, a Delaware company raised money to test the next step in making tick-killing robots. Ticks are tricked by machines to ingest the insecticide, and kill them much safer than spraying them. However everyone, even an extermination company, will have to wait a while to get a tick killer, but one day you will have this Terminator in your yard. advertisement

Advice

• If you can't afford to see a doctor, put the tick in your bag and take it to a tick identification company. They will let you know if it carries germs or not, but even if it does, it is unlikely that you will have spread the disease. However, you can also distinguish ticks yourself to determine what they are capable of carrying.

Warning

• Always wash your hands with soap after handling ticks. Ticks can carry infectious germs in their secretions, but you cannot see them. There's a good chance you won't get sick unless your skin is scratched, but it's better to be careful than to regret it later.
• Do not use unsafe methods to kill ticks while you are bitten by them, as the chance of infection is very high. For example, choking the tick with nail polish or burning it with a match.
• Do not crush the tick. The tick has a very hard back, so it is not easy to crush without using hard enough tweezers. More importantly, when you crush the tick, the bacteria can spread the disease around you.