Four days off are ahead, and many of us will go with our families to the country to make shashlics, or will simply go for a walk in the forest or in the park. Dangerous ticks which became active in Russia as a result of a warm spell in April 2012 may prevent people to enjoy themselves in such a way.

As “The Russian newspaper” (“Rossiyskaya gazeta”) of May, 5, 2012, reports, “ in near Moscow administration of Rospotrebnadzor (The Federal Service of Consumers Rights’ Protection Supervision) 129 people (39 of them children) saw a doctor, whereas in 2011 only four people took medical advice in connection with ticks’ bites. Over the last year 17 186 cases of ticks’ suction were registered, 1,7 times more than last year. These data demonstrate than the quantity of people, who became victims of ticks’ bites, rose, first of all among those who spent time in forest-parks, garden associations, public gardens, parks and at children’s playgrounds.

Be careful! In the saliva of ticks there are pathogenic organisms provoking dangerous illnesses – tick-borne encephalitis, Lyme dicease – which lead to the chronic damage to the nervous system.

What should one do so that the constant threat did not overshadow your rest in the country?

•  Going to the park or any territory where ticks occur you should dress in such a way as to prevent creeping of ticks under your clothes.
•  Upon returning from a walk in the forest you should fully examine your body and clothes.
•  You can lessen the possibility of a bite treating outerwear with Gardex Extreme aerosol or spray against ticks. There will be no traces, but ticks sticking to the clothes in three minutes will lose the ability to stick to the body and in five minutes they will fall off.

The guaranty of your security is the correct treating of the clothes. If you use the uncomplicated technology, you will minimize the possibility of tick’s bite:

1. Evenly disperse the aerosol to the clothes or equipment from the distance of 10-20 cm till light moistening.
2. Don’t treat the clothes while it is on you! Children’s clothes are treated by grown-ups.
3. Leave the clothes for a while to fully dry. Treat the clothes outdoors or in effectively ventilated quarters.
4. After treating clothes wash your hands carefully with soap.
5. Keep treated clothes in a polyethylene package. The term of the substance’s effectiveness is up to 15 days.
6. Avoid getting of the remedy into the respiratory organs, into the mouth, eyes and on the skin. In such a case – wash it thoroughly with water.
7. Do not disperse the substance near open flame or scorching objects.

You can lay the Gardex Extreme spray or aerosol against ticks on the clothes or equipment, and Gardex Extreme Super aerosol-repellent – on the clothes and the skin. Double protection against ticks and mosquitoes will allow you to forget about danger in the places of the insects’ concentration. With the help of the Gardex Family aerosol against mosquitoes you will be able to light-heartedly enjoy summer rest, warm weather, trips to the country to make shashliks and walks in the open air with all your family!

Before using make close study of the simple instructions on the container and follow them. Read more detailed information about the remedies against ticks and mosquitoes at Gardex site.