Let go life: It's the season of "abundant mosquitoes" again: what kind of creature it is? How to prevent being bitten and reduce swelling and itching?

In summer, when the sun is scorching hot and the temperature is scorching hot, people like to go under "shady" trees or other shady places to enjoy the shade. But in a shady place, in this splendid season, "mosquitoes" are indispensable. They like to "buzz" in groups to harass people's bodies, and choose the opportunity to bite "fresh blood". So, do you all know what a mosquito is? How can I prevent being harassed?

What are mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes belong to the class Insecta, are they pests or beneficial insects? For humans, the answer is the "vermin" that everyone agrees with, they will suck human blood, and will carry itching factors to the human body, causing swelling.

Mosquitoes belong to the family Diptera, and there are about 3,000 species in the world. It is a tiny flying insect with a sucking mouthpart, which is one of the most important organs on its body. In addition, it also has a pair of big eyes, many long and thin legs, and a caterpillar like tail.

In general, female and male mosquitoes suck on different objects. Females suck blood as the main food source, and males suck plant sap as the main food source. Among them, the blood-sucking female mosquito is an intermediate host for other pathogens such as dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and filariasis.

Mosquitoes have a wide distribution and have territories on every continent except Antarctica.

The more common mosquitoes are: Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex.

How to prevent mosquito annoyance and bites?

To avoid being annoyed by mosquitoes, try the following:

Method 1: Take a bath with star anise, take advantage of the characteristic that mosquitoes don't like the smell of star anise, and add a "scent that mosquitoes hate" on your body to prevent mosquitoes.

Method 2: Install "orange red light bulbs" indoors. Mosquitoes are afraid of the characteristics of orange-red light, to achieve the mosquito repellent effect.

Method 3: Repel mosquitoes with essential balm containing menthol or cooling oil. Place a few bottles of cooling oil or essential balm indoors. However, it is necessary to pay attention to observe whether there is any dirt on the surface of the cooling oil after using it for a period of time.

Method 4: White vinegar repels mosquitoes. Spray some white vinegar indoors to repel mosquitoes.

In addition, you can also try sugar water sticky mosquitoes, electric fans to cut mosquitoes, aromatic wood chips to repel mosquitoes, soapy water to kill mosquito eggs, and vitamin B2 to prevent mosquito bites.

What happens to the skin after being bitten by a mosquito?

These three phenomena generally occur: "small red papules" appear on the skin at the beginning, and "local itching" occurs on the skin after a while. What's more, some people will have individual cases and the skin will appear "stinging marks (that is, 'Smooth, raised, red skin ')" or "swelling".

How to relieve itchy skin after being bitten?

Method 1: Washing powder eliminates swelling and itching. After being bitten, wash the bitten area with clean water, keep it moist and apply a little detergent to the bitten area with a damp finger, wait for the redness and swelling to disappear, then rinse off with water.

Method 2: Chloramphenicol eye drops to relieve itching. Apply 1 to 2 drops of chloramphenicol eye drops to the bite immediately after being bitten by a mosquito to remove the itching. Why chloramphenicol eye drops can relieve the itching of mosquito bites? Because of its anti-inflammatory effect, after being bitten by mosquitoes, the skin is scratched and there is a slight infection and inflammation.

If you are harassed by mosquitoes in summer, you can try these methods to repel mosquitoes and relieve itching.