Izinambuzane ezilumayo zinokuba nzima kakhulu kwaye, kwezinye iimeko, zide zibe yingozi. Iingcongconi, iimpukane ezimnyama, izinambuzane ezinqabileyo kunye neempukane zexhama-zonke zikhona eMaine, zinokushiya uphawu eluswini lwakho kunye nengqondo yakho.
Akukho nto ibuhlungu njengesisu senjana esigqunywe ziimpukane ezimnyama, okanye inja eluma umoya izama ukususa iingcongconi ezingenalusini.
Nangona uboya benja bunokukhusela inxalenye enkulu yomzimba wayo ekulunyweni ziimpukane ezininzi, kwiindawo ezithile, njengesisu, isifuba, iindlebe nobuso, kulula ukuyiluma ngoboya obuncinane. Ukongeza, ezinye iimpukane, ezifana neempukane zenyamazane, ziyakwazi ukufumana ulusu lwazo ngobuninzi boboya kunye nezinja ze-pester ngokungapheliyo.
Ukuze balwe neempukane ezilumayo, abantu basebenzisa imichiza eyenziweyo kunye nezinto zendalo ukuze benze iintlobo ngeentlobo zezinto ezigxotha izinambuzane. Kodwa uninzi lwezi zinto zigxotha izinambuzane azikhuselekanga ezinjeni.
Izinja zikholisa ukuzikhotha, nto leyo ethetha ukuba ziya kudla nantoni na eboyeni bazo. Ukongezelela, izinto ezithile ezisetyenziselwa ukugxotha izinambuzane—kwaneoli ethile ebalulekileyo—zinokutyhefa izinja ngokuthe ngqo eluswini.
"Kwidosi eziphezulu, [amafutha athile] anokubangela ubuthi obukhulu, ngoko kufuneka uqaphele kakhulu," kusho uDkt. Ai Takeuchi, ugqirha wezilwanyana kwisibhedlele saseDedham Lucerne Veterinary Hospital. “Ioyile yomthi weti yioyile esetyenziswa ngabantu abaninzi kwidosi ephezulu. Inokubangela ukuba izinja zikwalane kakhulu kunye nokungasebenzi kwesibindi.
Ioyile yomthi weti idla ngokusetyenziswa njengendalo yokugxotha izinambuzane. Abantu bayisebenzisela ukunyanga iingxaki zolusu. Ngoko kulula ukubona indlela abantu abacinga ngayo ukuba ayinabungozi kwizinja.
"Yintoni engokwemvelo okanye ethathwa njengento engeyiyo ikhemikhali ayisoloko ifana nekhuselekile," kusho uDkt David Cloutier, ugqirha wezilwanyana kwi-Veazie Veterinary Clinic eVeazie. “Ndiyilumkele nantoni na endiyibeka elufele lwenja.”
Ngokutsho kwenqaku loncedo lwetyhefu yezilwanyana ezifuywayo elibhalwe nguJo Marshall, ingcali yolwazi lwezilwanyana eziphezulu, ezinye iioyile eziyimfuneko eziyityhefu kwizinja kwaye zibangela iingxaki ezininzi ziquka ioli yepeppermint, ioyile yewintergreen, kunye neoyile yepine. Ukongeza, ngokwenqaku elipapashwe yi-American Kennel Club, ioli yesinamoni, ioli yesitrasi, ioli yepeppermint, ioli ye-sweet birch, kunye neylang ylang inokuba yityhefu kwizinja kwidosi ephezulu ngokwaneleyo.
Khumbula, oku kukude kuluhlu olupheleleyo. Yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukubonisana nogqirha wakho wezilwanyana ngaphambi kokuba usebenzise imveliso eyenzelwe abantu abanenja yakho.
"Ndiye ndanyanga isigulane esinye okanye ezibini, kwaye umninimzi wenze umxube wakhe ngeeoli ezibalulekileyo kwaye watshiza inja, kodwa yayigxininise kakhulu," kusho u-Takeuchi. Ngelishwa, enye yezinja yasweleka. Kufuneka ulumke kakhulu. Andikukhuthazi ukwenza izinto ngokwakho kuba awuyazi into ekhuselekileyo.”
Oogqirha bezilwanyana bahlala bencoma unyango lwe-topical olugxotha iintakumba, amakhalane, kunye neempukane ezilumayo njengomgca wokuqala wokukhusela. Olu nyango lulwelo luqulethe iikhemikhali zokwenziwa, ezifana ne-permetrin, idosi ekhuselekileyo yezinja ngaphakathi koluhlu oluthile lobunzima. Isebenza kangangeenyanga eziliqela ngexesha, olu nyango lwangaphakathi ludla ngokusetyenziswa emva kwentloko nangasentla kwenja, apho ingenakukhothwa khona. Olu nyango alukhuselekanga kwiikati.
"Ndihlala ndifunda imiyalelo [yonyango lwe-topical] kwaye ndiqinisekise ukuba ndinobungakanani obufanelekileyo kuba kukho iindidi ezahlukeneyo zobunzima," kusho uClautier. “Kwaye kukho umahluko ocacileyo phakathi kweemveliso zezinja nezekati. Iikati azikwazi ukususa i-permetrin.
I-Takeuchi icebisa unyango lwangaphakathi olubizwa ngokuba yiVectra 3D. Olu nyango lubizwa ngokuba lunyango lweentakumba, kodwa luyasebenza nakwiingcongconi, amakhalane, kunye neempukane ezilumayo. Nangona kunjalo, unokusebenzisana nogqirha wakho wezilwanyana ukufumana iimpawu abazicebisayo.
Ingxaki kuphela kukusetyenziswa kwangaphandle. Ukuba inja yakho iyaqubha, ingayithambisa phambi kokuphela kwenyanga,” utshilo uTakeuchi.
Ukongeza okanye njengenye indlela yonyango lwangaphakathi, kukho izigxothi zendalo ezenzelwe izinja ngokukodwa.
UTakeuchi ucebisa ukuba usebenzise isitshizi sokugxotha iingcongconi zeVetriScience kunye nokosula. Zenziwe ngeeoyile ezibalulekileyo kwaye ubungakanani bukhuselekile kwizinja, utshilo uTakeuchi. I-oyile ephambili efunekayo kwezi mveliso yioli ye-lemongrass, eyenza kuphela i-3-4% ye-insect repellent. I-Cinnamon, isesame kunye neoli ye-castor nayo ikuluhlu lwezithako.
Ukongeza, i-Skeeter Skidaddler Furry Friend yokugxotha izinambuzane ezenziwe eMaine yenzelwe izinja ngokukodwa. Izithako ziquka i-sinamoni, i-eucalyptus, i-lemongrass kunye neoli yejongilanga.
Okokugqibela, ungasebenzisa i-permethrin spray okanye i-DEET (iikhemikhali ezimbini eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziselwa ukugxotha iimpukane) ukuphatha iimpahla zezinja (ezifana ne-bandana, i-vest yenja okanye i-harness). Qinisekisa ukuba uvumela ixesha elaneleyo lokuba le michiza yome. Uluvo kukuba ungabavumeli ukuba bachukumise ulusu lwenja yakho.
Ukuba awuziva ukhululekile ukuphatha iimpahla zakho, Inja Ayihambanga eMaine ibonelela ngeevesti zenja ezigxotha izinambuzane kunye neebhanti zentloko ezenziwe nge-No FlyZone, ephathwe ngokukodwa ukudibanisa i-permetrin kunye nemicu yelaphu. Ukongeza, i-Insect Shield iphinda isebenzise inkqubo ekhethekileyo yokwenza iivesti zezinja kunye neebhanti zentloko eziye zanyangwa kwangaphambili nge-permetrin.
Le ndlela yokukhusela - ukuphatha iimpahla ngeekhemikhali - inokuba yindlela yodwa yokumisa iimpukane ezinobundlobongela, ezifana neempukane zenyamazane kunye neempukane zehashe, ezibonakala kamva kwixesha laseMaine.
Ukulunywa kweempukane ngasemva kudla ngokuphazamana nokulunywa kwamakhalane. Oku kungenxa yokuba ukulunywa kweempukane ezimnyama kudla ngokubangela imikrwelo esesangqa ezinjeni. Olu phawu lukhangeleka lufana nerhashalala kwiliso lenkunzi abathi abanye abantu balunywe likhalane lexhama baza bosulelwa sisifo iLyme.
"Kwi-99% yamatyala, kukuluma kwempukane emnyama," utshilo u-Takeuchi. “Sifumana ii-imeyile ezininzi neminxeba malunga noku yonke imihla. Kukho izinto ezimbi ezinokubangela imivumbo efana nale kwisilwanyana sakho, njengetyhefu yeempuku, ngoko sihlala sibaxelela ukuba basithathele umfanekiso. .”
"Umbala wokugruzuka umfusa kunobomvu, kwaye unokuba mkhulu njenge-dime," kusho uCloutier. “Idla ngokubakho kumalungu omzimba anoboya obuncinane. Ngoko ke, ukuba inja yakho iyaqengqeleka ize ihlikihle isisu, uze uzibone, idla ngokulunywa yimpukane emnyama.”
UCloutier uthe nangona iingcongconi ziluma izinja, azishiyi monakalo. Ukulunywa kwazo akubonakali kuyikhathaza inja okanye kurhawuzelelwa njengoko zenza ebantwini. Kwimeko nayiphi na into, ndicinga ukuba sonke siyavuma ukuba kungcono ukuba ungavumeli inja yakho idliwe ngaphandle. Ngoko ke makhe sivavanye ezinye zezi ndlela zokubulala iintshulube.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-27-2021