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Ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth kuyisisulu esikhunene abantu abaningi abasitholayo uma bethinta i-browntail moth, etholakala kakhulu enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States. Ukwapuka kwenzeka uma izinwele ezincane zezinkumbi zithinta isikhumba somuntu. Lokhu kungabangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu, okuvamise ukubonakala njengobomvu, ukukhahlela, nokuvuvukala.
Ukuqonda ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni lapho lezi zikhonkwane zivame khona. Isikhathi sokuphila se-browntail moth sithinta ukuthi ukwapuka kungaba yini nokuthi kungaba sibi kangakanani. Izinkumbi zesifazane zibeka amaqanda ezitshalweni ezithile, futhi njengoba izinkumbi zikhula, ziphulukana nezinwele ezingahamba kalula emoyeni. Uma lezi zinwele zifika esikhumbeni, zingabangela ukusabela okungokwe-alerji, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesizungu.
Kubalulekile ukubona ukuthi isikhathi sokuphila se-browntail moth sihlangana nini nokuthi ukwapuka kubonakala nini. Ngezinye izikhathi zonyaka, ikakhulukazi ekuqaleni kwehlobo nasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo, amathuba okuthola lezi zinwele ezicasulayo aphezulu, okubangela izimo eziningi zokwapuka kwe-browntail moth. Ukwazi lokhu kungasiza abantu bathathe izinyathelo zokugwema ukuxhumana nokunciphisa amathuba okuthola ukwapuka.
I-browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) yisilokazana esingena ezindaweni ezingezona ezazo esaziwa ngemiphumela yaso elilimaza abantu nendawo.
Izinkumbi ze-browntail moth zincinyane, zibomvu ezimhlophe ngezinwele ezibomvu ekupheleni kwesisu sazo. Zitholakala eYurophu nase-Asia, manje zitholakala ezingxenyeni zaseNyakatho Melika, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemgodini.
Isikhathi sabo sokuphila sihlanganisa izigaba ezine: iqanda, inkumbi, i-pupa, nomuntu omdala. Izinkumbi zivela entwasahlobo, zidla amaqabunga, futhi zikhule zibe izikhonkwane ehlobo.
Izinwele ezinobuthi zezinkumbi zingabangela ukwapuka, izinkinga zokuphefumula, nokuphazamiseka okukhulu kwe-alerji. Lezi zinwele zingase zihlale emoyeni, okwenza kube lula ukubhekana nazo.
Izinkumbi ze-browntail moth ziqeda amaqabunga emithi nezitshalo, ikakhulukazi imithi ye-oak ne-apple, okubangela umonakalo omude ehlathini.
Izinyathelo zokuvimbela zihlanganisa ukususa amawebhu ebusika, ukugwema ukuxhumana ngokuqondile, nokutshala izinhlobo zemithi ezingamelana nazo. Ukwelashwa ngemithi yokubulala izinambuzane kungadingeka uma kunokwanda okukhulu.
Ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth kuyisisulu esikhunene esibangelwa ukuxhumana nezinwele ezinobuthi zezinkumbi. Ukuqonda inqubo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni nasekuphatheni lesi simo esingakhululeki.
Inkumbi ye-browntail moth inezinwele ezincane, ezinamathelayo eziqukethe ubuthi. Lezi zinwele ziphuka kalula futhi zihambe emoyeni, zihlale esikhumbeni, ezingutsheni, noma emaphethelweni.
Ukuxhumana ngokuqondile nenkumbi noma ukubhekana ngokungadingekile nezinwele emoyeni kubangela ukwapuka. Imisebenzi efana nokutshala izitshalo, umsebenzi wasemgadini, noma ukudlala ngaphandle ezindaweni ezinokwanda okukhulu kwalezi zikhonkwane kukhulisa ingozi.
Ubuthi bezinwele bubangela ukusabela okungokwe-alerji kwabanye abantu. Lokhu kubonakala njengobomvu, ukukhahlela, nokuvuvukala esikhumbeni, kufana nokwapuka kwe-poison ivy.
Ubukhulu bokuwapuka buyahlukahluka, kuye ngokuzinzile komuntu kanye nokutholakala. Izimpawu zingase zihlale izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emaviki futhi zingaba zimbi uma kubhekana nazo njalo.
Izinyathelo zokuvimbela zihlanganisa ukugqoka izingubo zokuvikela, ukugeza isikhumba esibonakalayo, nokugwema izindawo ezinokwanda okukhulu kwalezi zikhonkwane. Imithi yokulwa ne-antihistamines noma i-hydrocortisone creams inganciphisa izimpawu, kuyilapho ukusabela okukhulu kungadinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Amasu okuvimbela
Gwema imisebenzi yangaphandle ezindaweni ezinokwanda okukhulu kwalezi zikhonkwane, ikakhulukazi ngezimo ezomile, eziphephezela.
Gqoka ihembe elide, ibhulukwe, izihlangu, nama-mask ukuze unciphise ukubhekana nazo.
Geza bese ugeza izingubo ngokushesha ngemuva kokubhekana nazo ukuze ususe izinwele ezinobuthi.
Susa amawebhu ezinkumbi emithini ekuqaleni kwebusika noma ekupheleni kwehlobo ukuze unciphise inani lazo.
Ukuphatha ukwapuka
Sebenzisa izinto ezibandayo noma i-calamine lotion ukuze uthambise ukukhahlela.
Sebenzisa i-antihistamines noma i-hydrocortisone cream ukuze unciphise ukuvuvukala.
Gwema ukukracula ukuze uvikele ukutheleleka nokubenza zimbi izimpawu.
Funani usizo lokwelashwa uma izimpawu zinzima noma zihlala isikhathi eside, noma uma une-alerji enzima.
Ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth kwenzeka uma izinwele ezinobuthi zezinkumbi zithinta isikhumba, kubangele ukusabela okungokwe-alerji. Lezi zinwele zikhishwa uma izinkumbi zicasulwa noma uma zihamba emoyeni. Ukubhekana ngokuqondile, njengokuphatha izinkumbi, noma ukubhekana ngokungadingekile ngezinto ezingcolile, kungabangela ukwapuka olufana ne-poison ivy. Ukwapuka kubonakala ngobomvu, ukukhahlela, nokuvuvukala futhi kungase kuhlale izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emaviki, kuye ngokukhulu nokuzinza komuntu.
Ukuvimbela ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth, kubalulekile ukugwema izindawo ezinokwanda okukhulu kwalezi zikhonkwane, ikakhulukazi ngezimo eziphephezela noma ezomile, futhi ugqoke izingubo zokuvikela ezinjengezingubo ezibude, ibhulukwe, izihlangu, nama-mask. Ngemva kokubhekana nazo, geza izingubo nesikhumba ngokuphelele ukuze ususe izinwele.
Ukulawula ukwapuka, sebenzisa izinto ezibandayo noma i-calamine lotion ukuze uthambise ukukhahlela bese usebenzisa i-antihistamines noma i-hydrocortisone cream ukuze unciphise ukuvuvukala. Gwema ukukracula ukuze uvikele ukutheleleka nokuvuvukala okwengeziwe. Uma kunokusabela okukhulu noma izimpawu zihlala isikhathi eside, kunconywa ukufuna usizo lokwelashwa.
Yini ebangela ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth?
Ukwapuka kwenzeka uma izinwele ezinobuthi zezinkumbi ze-browntail moth zithinta isikhumba.
Ngingakuvimbela kanjani ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth?
Gqoka izingubo zokuvikela, gwema izindawo ezinokwanda okukhulu kwalezi zikhonkwane, bese ugeza isikhumba nezingubo ngemuva kokubhekana nazo.
Ukwapuka kwe-browntail moth kubonakala kanjani?
Kubonakala njengobomvu, ukukhahlela okufana ne-poison ivy, ngokuvamile kunokuvuvukala.
Ukwapuka kuhlala isikhathi esingakanani?
Ukwapuka kungase kuhlale izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emaviki, kuye ngokukhulu nokutholakala.
Nifuna nini usizo lokwelashwa ngokwapuka?
Funani usizo lokwelashwa uma izimpawu zinzima, noma zihlala isikhathi eside, noma uma une-alerji enzima.
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