What should you do if you are bitten by a cricket?

Crickets are a very common insect in our lives and seem very small in people's lives. However, crickets can affect people's lives because people can use crickets for entertainment. Crickets are also somewhat aggressive towards people and sometimes bite human skin, causing the wound to be at risk of infection. Let's take a look at what to do if you are bitten by a cricket? I hope everyone can understand.

Kill the insects and ants as soon as possible and preserve their bodies. Doing this is to provide a better basis for doctors to consult in case the insects and ants are highly poisonous, so you must be brave to kill the insects and ants and put them in paper towels, plastic bags or glass bottles.

Rinse with clean water. Use running water to carefully rinse the wound and the surrounding area, which can not only wash away toxic substances but also prevent wound infection.

Squeeze out the blood or thorns from the wound. The blood clots at the wound may be poisonous, so squeeze out the blood clots. If it is a bee bite, use your fingers or tweezers to remove the stinger from the wound. If the wound is too deep, you can carefully suck out the stinger with your mouth.

Rinse with soapy water or vinegar. If it hurts and itches, it is usually because the insect is poisonous, mostly biological acids or biological alkalis. If soapy water or edible alkali solution does not work, you can try vinegar.

Then wipe with alcohol or iodine for disinfection. After the above washing, scrub the wound with alcohol or iodine.

If the wound is red and swollen, you can use ice cubes or ice water to cool it down and reduce swelling.

Seek medical attention promptly depending on the severity of the injury. If the wound is deep, or there is severe numbness, pain, etc., you should take the insect or ant's body to a regular hospital for treatment in time.

How to prevent insect bites?

1. Put some wind essential oil in the room and apply some wind essential oil on your body. Its smell will make many insects that are harmful to the human body unwilling to approach you.

2. Place a few bonsai pots of tomatoes in the house. Generally , insects hate the smell of this plant.

3. Keep your body clean and odor-free. This is also a good way to prevent small insects from biting you.