Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Treating An Ant Bite
By Adrian Gough
Most of us have faced ant bite one time or more. It happens often when we are unknowingly standing on top of an unseen ant mound or sitting close to a spot of ant activity unaware that we are disturbing their nest.
Ants can crawl in our shoes, socks, or on our legs and since they're so little, we do not even spot their presence. When they bite us, their venom goes under our skin. This is only then that we realize that we were bitten. There are various treatments that may neutralise the venom and help cure an ant bite.
One happens to realize the presence of the ant only when they started to feel the burning sensation of an ant bite. This burning is due to the acid in the ant's venom. This essentially means that you realize you're bitten only after the venom gets into your skin.
There is a wide variety of ants. Some species are harmless while others can be quite threatening. Different species will leave differing kinds of ant bites, which for many of them will be non-dangerous. The first thing to do, when you feel a sting is to brush away the ant from your skin and evaluate the solemnity of the bite.
One easy trick to prevent the venom from spreading is to wash the affected area with water and a good soap. This is one of the first things you can do irrespective of the kind of bite. Generally, folk can use antiseptic cream on the ant bites to alleviate them from agony or from itching. Folks can also utilise toothpaste if they don't have such creams. If you are not allergic, you can take Benadryl capsules to help to get quicker relief.
The reaction created by an ant bite is kind of simple to describe. The ant cuts a chunk of your skin and leaves a tiny bit of its poison. Your body's natural defence mechanism will react by making your skin swell up. That's your body's way to cope with the injury.
If the swelling doesn't go down, you should visit a doctor. The doctor will have a quick look at the bite and prescribe the required medicine. Nevertheless the swelling will vanish usually.
Ant bites, inflected by ants aside from dangerous ones, will only cause some pain. In the case of deadly species, such as fire ants, argentine ants, and saifu ants, folk should consider an ant bite from them as very threatening and shouldn't wait to get a good treatment.
If you've got an issue with ants nesting in your garden, then you may need to contact an exterminator to perform an ant nest removal.
Ants can crawl in our shoes, socks, or on our legs and since they're so little, we do not even spot their presence. When they bite us, their venom goes under our skin. This is only then that we realize that we were bitten. There are various treatments that may neutralise the venom and help cure an ant bite.
One happens to realize the presence of the ant only when they started to feel the burning sensation of an ant bite. This burning is due to the acid in the ant's venom. This essentially means that you realize you're bitten only after the venom gets into your skin.
There is a wide variety of ants. Some species are harmless while others can be quite threatening. Different species will leave differing kinds of ant bites, which for many of them will be non-dangerous. The first thing to do, when you feel a sting is to brush away the ant from your skin and evaluate the solemnity of the bite.
One easy trick to prevent the venom from spreading is to wash the affected area with water and a good soap. This is one of the first things you can do irrespective of the kind of bite. Generally, folk can use antiseptic cream on the ant bites to alleviate them from agony or from itching. Folks can also utilise toothpaste if they don't have such creams. If you are not allergic, you can take Benadryl capsules to help to get quicker relief.
The reaction created by an ant bite is kind of simple to describe. The ant cuts a chunk of your skin and leaves a tiny bit of its poison. Your body's natural defence mechanism will react by making your skin swell up. That's your body's way to cope with the injury.
If the swelling doesn't go down, you should visit a doctor. The doctor will have a quick look at the bite and prescribe the required medicine. Nevertheless the swelling will vanish usually.
Ant bites, inflected by ants aside from dangerous ones, will only cause some pain. In the case of deadly species, such as fire ants, argentine ants, and saifu ants, folk should consider an ant bite from them as very threatening and shouldn't wait to get a good treatment.
If you've got an issue with ants nesting in your garden, then you may need to contact an exterminator to perform an ant nest removal.
About the Author:
AG Pest Management will help you deal with unwanted pest issues, from ants to wasps, rats to cockroaches. We can rid your business or home of all undesired pests.Based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, we provide our pest control services right across the county.For more information, please visit our website at the following link:Pest Control Sheffield Wasp Nest Removal Sheffield
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