Fleas and flea control

Abstract

Buve kao hematofagne artropode učestvuju u prenošenju nekih bolesti, kao što su bubonska kuga, mišiji tifus, pegavi tifus, zatim tularemije ili mogu da budu prelazni domaćin pojedinih vrsta cestoda za pse i mačke. Zavisno od vrste domaćina na kojem buve perzistiraju i staništa, preduzimaju se određene mere njihove kontrole, koje mogu da budu sanitarno-higijenske, individualne i tretman staništa. Sanitarno-higijenske mere se uglavnom sastoje u redovnom čišćenju. Individualna zaštita podrazumevaprimenu insekticidnih sredstavaza reimpregnaciju odeće, zaprašivanjeodeće i upotrebu repelentnihpreparata. Tretman staništa se obavlja primenom insekticida iz grupe organofosfata, metil-karbamata, piretroida i organohlornih jedinjenja, uređajima za raspršivanje i zaprašivanje. Osim navedenihjedinjenja za suzbijanje buva koriste se i preparati na bazi imidakloprida, fipronila i inhibitora rasta (IGRs)i razvoja (IDIs) insekata. Kod kućnih ljubimaca kontrola buva se sprovodi merama individualne zaštite i tretmanom staništa.

Fleas as hemeatophagous arthropodes take part in the spreading of certain diseases such as bubonic plague, murine typhus, tick-borne typhus, tularaemia, or can be transitory hosts for certain species of cestodes for dogs and cats. Depending on the type of host on which fleas persist and the habitat, measures that can be taken to control them can be only sanitary-hygiene, individual, or treatment of the habitat. Sanitary-hygiene measures mostly consist of regular cleaning. Individual protection implies the use of insecticides for re-impregnating clothing, spraying clothing and the use of repellents. Treatment of habitats comprises the use of insecticides of the group of organophosphates, metyl-carbamates, pyrethroids and organo-chlorine compounds, instruments for dusting and spraying. In addition to these compounds, preparations based on imidaclopride, fipronyl and inhibitors of insect growth (IGRs) and development (IDIs) are also used.Flea control in household pets is implemented using measures of individual protection and treatment of their habitats.