If you live here, pay attention to the bugs causing trees
These parasites fall trees and cause painful bulbs on unlucky people sufficient to be below.
There are few more idyllic things than taking a summer walk in a local park or a botanical garden, walking under the lush trees while the leaves are starting to fall, wearing the falling approach. However, residents of a region in the United States come home from these summer walks covered with more than a lightweight haze - they come back covered with bites and blisters too. Read it to discover what causes this sudden problem and what you can do to protect yourself.
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Washington, D.C. saw a sudden influx of "bugs" causing blister.
Washington, D.c. The metropolitan area has undergone a sudden increase in individuals reportingexperiment with painful bites and blisters without detectable cause.
While the Washington indicates that many afflicted people arecompare their bites To those of the bed bug, the experts say they can actually be the work of a microscopic harmful organism.
"We do not have a definitive diagnosis at this point, but what we see, smart money could be on something called Pyemotes, which is a type of oak leaf leaf,"Kurt Larrick, Deputy Director of the Arlington County Human Services Department explained toThe Washington Post.
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The invasion is probably linked to the recent influx of Cicadas.
Although mites may seem to come out of nowhere, experts say that there is a good reason, they make their presence known now.
"They feed on Cicada eggs in the trees. When they are out of the trees, they seek tohurry, by inclusion, "Ron Ochoa, a research entomologist of the USDA and a curator mite, explained at 7News of ABC.
Unfortunately, the small size of the mites - about a quarter of the size of a pinhead, according to Ochoa, it allows it to browse short distances on the wind and almost impossible to detect until they were bitten.
There are ways to avoid microscopic threat.
While trying to avoid a pest, you can not see may seem like a futility exercise, there are some ways to reduce your risk of being exposed.
The Illinois Ministry of Public Health Public Health (DPH) explains that keeping your windows closed during their first season, from August to October; wash one's hands; Wash your clothes daily after coming inside, especially if you have had contact with plants; And do not sit under or near the oaks can helpReduce your risk of bites. Fortunately, the DPH says that mites can not live in homes because there is no food source for them there.
The problem should be largely resolved in the fall.
The highest concentration of "mites showers" takes place between August and October. The problem will probably be solved in a few months.
Once the leaves are largely fallen from the trees, at the very least, mites will no longer fall overhead. Until then, Ochoa recommends: "Number One: Use a seat every time you go outside and number two: do not scratch unless your hands and nails are clean."
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