Ticks are blood-feeding parasites that are often found in tall grass and shrubs. They are very hard to get rid of once they take hold. They infest lawns and shrubs and attach themselves to your pets and even to your family members. Elimination of ticks requires assistance from a good pest control Manila company.
Hard ticks and soft ticks are the most common type of ticks. The hard ticks have exposed capitulum or the part of their body where their head and mouthparts are located. The upper side of their body bears a scrotum that covers most of the upper body surface especially in male ticks. Soft ticks have a sac like shape where the front portion of the body extends forward. Soft ticks do not have a scrotum on its upper side of the body and its exoskeleton has a leathery texture.
Where to find them
Most ticks live on the ground waiting for a suitable host animal. Their only means of getting to their host is climbing through walls, sidings of a building, fences or tall grass. They are not capable of running, hopping, flying or moving fast. When they detect carbon dioxide exhaled by hosts, shadows cast, and vibrations, they extend to attach to their host by way of clothes in humans and fur in animals.
Why ticks are health hazards
Ticks are vectors or carriers of various pathogens such as bacteria, spirochetes, rickettsiae, protozos, viruses, nematodes and toxins. One tick bite can transmit multiple pathogens that spread diseases like tick paralysis. Transmission occurs during the feeding process when the host is afflicted with a paralytic condition, which gradually develops and could lead to death. Paralytic symptoms disappear as soon as the tick is removed. However, these are extreme cases. Most tick bites do not result in transmission of infection. However, it is important to save any tick that is found attached to you or to one of your family members so that it can be tested for any possible diseases. Most of all, contact a reliable pest control Manila company to keep your family safe from disease carrying pests such as ticks.
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