Insects have always been human companions, no matter how much we might want otherwise. That’s why our ancestors had quite a lot of signs associated with them. And, if the appearance of, for example, spiders or ants was not always of a negative nature, then creatures such as lice, bedbugs and fleas, which not only parasitize their host, but are also capable of carrying various infections, were perceived extremely negatively.
Unwelcome Guest
In Russia, fleas were most often mentioned, calling them “black cattle.” Most likely, this reflected the insect's residence mainly on livestock, although cats and dogs, and sometimes people, could act as carriers. Due to its ability to bite, the flea was considered a very undesirable guest in the house. Especially before it starts to rain, since at this time the likelihood of getting a flea bite increases. This is where the first signs of the approaching heavy rain, foreshadowed by fleas, came from.
In a village house, such parasites not only appeared, but were almost permanent inhabitants. Therefore, when insects disappeared for some reason, it was believed that someone would die. The signs said the same thing about the situation when they bit all the inhabitants of the house, excluding one. This man was supposed to die soon. There was a grain of truth in the prediction - before death, the skin changes, which is what superstition was tied to.
Sometimes a flea biting your hand was considered a good sign. She could, for example, predict good news. But for the newlyweds the signs were only unfavorable. It was believed that by tying the insect's legs and placing it in the path of the bride and groom about to get married, one could prevent them from passing. Only by finding and removing the flea from the road could the young people be given the opportunity to pass the obstacle that other people passed freely.
Signs about insects: midges
Midges are an eternal scourge of housewives, also condemned by everyone around. In this section we have collected signs about insects that relate to midges:
- Midges curl together, depicting a shape similar to a pillar - it will rain soon;
- If a midge gets into your mouth, you’re trying to say too much, be careful;
- You swallowed a midge - keep quiet, you are giving away your secrets, which someone will later use against you;
- Midges in the house - the housewife is lazy;
- Also, there are midges in the house - the owners are careless with money;
- A midge gets into the eye - there will be tears and disappointments in the near future;
- A midge fell into a cup or glass - to wealth;
- A midge fell into a glass - in the near future you will have a new amorous romance.
Midges in a column - for rain
Folk remedies for getting rid of
Despite the fact that missing parasites were considered a bad omen, efforts were constantly made to get rid of them:
- it was believed that the best day for this is Semenov’s day, which falls on September 14;
- They tried to remove fleas from the house by collecting water during a thunderstorm and spraying it in every corner;
- The wormwood spread around the house also helped drive away pests.
- it was possible to remove them with earth from under the right foot, collected at the first sounds of the spring cuckoo.
Superstitions about cockroaches
Some of the most disgusting household pests in the minds of modern people were in former times carefully guarded. The presence of cockroaches in the house was considered a good sign of wealth and prosperity. This phenomenon can be explained by remembering that many-legged creatures are found only where there is food. There was nothing for them to do in the poor house. The same lucky ones who waited for the mustachioed guests in their homes fed them with crumbs from the table so that they would not leave.
The sudden disappearance of insects was regarded as a signal of imminent misfortunes. They believed that cockroaches flee the house before a fire or natural disaster.
And also cockroaches:
- were considered a sure sign that harmony and harmony reigned in the family;
- served as house guards against misfortunes;
- attracted wealth.
Most often, this applied only to the black variety of insects. Their red-haired brothers were not so favored by popular rumor. Their appearance was regarded as a symbol of imminent sadness. A white cockroach that suddenly appeared foreshadowed the onset of frost.
Signs in the modern world
Nowadays, superstitions are not welcomed, but this does not prevent them from coming true.
Although the appearance of fleas indicates, rather, not about rain, but about unsanitary conditions. If there are dogs or cats in the house, it is easier to explain why and where the parasites came from. But even when there are no pets, insects still appear, brought in from the street. Of course, they will not live on you, but their bites, and their presence itself, can hardly be called pleasant.
Whether or not to believe in the signs about fleas is up to everyone to decide. But after checking them for coincidence with the observations of ancestors, one should immediately get rid of the reason. Moreover, there are many more pleasant and interesting reasons to think about the traditions of our ancestors and omens.
Why do fleas only bite me?
There is no need to attribute any “gastronomic preferences” to insects. It is no coincidence that the sign about the appearance of fleas in an apartment concerns all family members - bloodsuckers bite anyone who comes to hand. It’s just that the individual reaction can differ significantly: one person is instantly covered with a scattering of itchy red dots, while another simply does not notice the bites.
- If suddenly you are inclined to listen to superstitions, you should be concerned about just the opposite case, when insects stubbornly ignore you.
Fleas - if you believe in folk superstitions - avoid people with serious health problems. And a person becomes completely “unappetizing” for bloodsuckers immediately before his death.
Danger to humans
The bite causes unpleasant painful sensations; the person becomes covered with red spots that look like a rash and constantly itch and itch.
Allergic irritation often occurs. Bites of any insect and bed flea, in particular, carry a risk of infection. Parasites are carriers of diseases such as:
- helminthiasis;
- typhus;
- encephalitis;
- hepatitis;
- anthrax;
- plague.
If numerous skin lesions are observed, this is fraught with the development of edema and anaphylactic shock. Here it is necessary to urgently seek medical help. You cannot scratch the wounds, as there is a high probability of infecting the tissue, which will lead to the development of skin herpes, candidiasis, and lichen.
The following steps will help get rid of unpleasant symptoms: the wound is washed with soap, ice is applied, and then calamine lotion is applied. This will soothe the skin, relieve itching and discomfort.
Main features of fleas
Small blood-sucking insects that parasitize warm-blooded animals have tiny sizes from 1 to 5 mm depending on the species. The flea's body is flat and flattened on the sides, its shell is equipped with bristles and tenacious hairs in order to cling to fur and clothing.
The insect has three pairs of limbs, adapted for rapid movement and jumping over enormous distances (up to 20 cm), given the size of the parasite. Fleas parasitize not only cats, dogs and rats, but also birds. Therefore, they can also be found on domestic parrots.
Flea bites are very painful and cause the following consequences:
- Severe itching, inflammation of the skin;
- Allergic reactions;
- Severe diseases: hepatitis, plague, salmonellosis, tularemia, typhus, etc.
Considering the danger of infection with these diseases, it is necessary to take measures to cleanse your home of fleas as soon as possible.
How to get rid of bedbugs
If a person is faced with the effects of magic, he must also use magic to get rid of the misfortune.
- First of all, you need to choose the phase of the moon.
They bring trouble on full moons and new moons. They get rid of it during the waning moon. You can determine the state of the celestial body in the sky. A specialist from the company poisons bedbugs with special insecticides yourself or using the lunar calendar. - You can dispel black magic with the help of white magicians, or on your own. It is necessary to carry out the ritual clearly, without inventing anything on your own.
- After the ritual, continue getting rid of bedbugs using insecticides and other methods. After neutralizing black energy, they will begin to act.
Ritual for cleansing the apartment
You will need a church wax candle and Thursday salt. They buy it on Thursday, give the money exactly on account or don’t take the change. Bucket with water. Holy water.
- Initially, salt is placed in the corners of the apartment. It absorbs negative energy and must lie there for a day. The next day, the salt must be swept into a scoop and thrown into the toilet with the words: “What you absorbed, take it with you!”
- Add a few drops of holy water to a bucket of water with the words: “Cleanse those who enter the house from evil, from dirty tricks spoken, from annoying parasites, from contagious bedbugs. Let it be so!" With the charmed water they clean the room. The water is poured out with the words: “As you flow away, you take my troubles, suffering, misfortunes with you. Amen!"
- Light a candle. With her, they go around all the rooms where bedbugs have infested, then all the others. The candle should burn brightly and evenly. If at the same time it crackles, smokes, or showers with sparks, the ritual will have to be repeated again. The effect of magic is strong, a specialist sent trouble.
Insects will not disappear immediately, as if by magic. But from the moment the ritual is performed, all human actions will have greater power. The usual aerosol Dichlorvos, which before was pointless to use, can cope with them.
Flea plot
In ancient times, when there were no powerful insecticides , fleas were gotten rid of using spells . The healers used not only incantations , but also herbs .
For example, small bloodsuckers cannot tolerate the smell of wormwood ; you could also get protection from them for a while by washing yourself with a decoction of string and chamomile .
The peasants performed such a ritual to protect a small of tansy was hung over the shaky tree .
In addition to straw, dried herbs of wormwood , wort and oregano . also three times : “Let the child sleep peacefully, and don’t let the fleas bite him.” For the child to gain strength, for the fleas to get out of the house.”
To get rid of small bloodsuckers in the house, they burned an old towel, scattered its ashes in all corners and read the following conspiracy : “Fleas and fleas, gather together in hoards, get away from my house, settle in distant lands.”
Black Thursday salt was considered reliable way to get rid of blood-sucking insects. salt was diluted in a ladle of boiling wormwood was added , and all surfaces in the house and clothes were sprayed , saying: “Only children and household members should live in the house, and many-legged adversaries should clean up.” The ritual was performed early in the morning, at dawn, in an empty home.
In fact, this ritual has a completely logical explanation : boiling water destroys some of the insects, the salt solution a detrimental effect on the chitinous shells fewer black animals .
If uninvited guests in the form of fleas have appeared in your home (the source of their appearance can be not only animals, but also banal carelessness - flea eggs carried on dirty shoes ), read the spell on the door , while sweeping the dirty linen over the threshold with a broom: “Litter for I sweep the threshold and chase away the fleas behind it. The ashes will scatter, the flea will disappear.”
You can read a conspiracy against fleas in the house to feel like an ethnographer, to join the ancient way of life, but it is better not to forget about modern remedies against bloodsuckers.
Traditional methods
Traditional methods have their own solution for every problem. Wormwood has proven itself well in pest control. Fresh grass is spread on the floor; when wormwood dries, it releases essential oils intolerant to insects. You can also place a vase of tansy in the room with fleas. But these are rather preventive measures that will not be able to destroy a large number of insects.
The most proven, effective remedy for all insects is dichlorvos. This chemical is so widely used and popular that it can also be classified as a folk method of fighting insects. The drug is quite toxic, so before treating the apartment you need to send all household members to the dacha or to relatives and hide food. After treatment, the entire apartment is thoroughly cleaned.
We suggest you familiarize yourself with: Flea remedy for cats Inspector
You can get rid of bloodsuckers in laundry by thoroughly washing in the “boiling” mode - insects die at high temperatures.
Symptoms and consequences of flea bites in humans
- acute pain at the time of the bite;
- more noticeable itching after bites;
- the occurrence of small tumors;
- there is a red dot at the site of the bite - dried blood;
- There is red skin around the bite.
The consequences of such bites can be disastrous for humans. An allergy to flea bites can lead to fever and swelling.
Increased body temperature, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, and in rare cases anaphylactic shock are typical for children under 12 years of age and allergy sufferers.
Read on topic - Allergy to bedbug bites - body reaction, symptoms and treatment methods
Parasites are capable of transmitting various infectious diseases, including:
- tick-borne encephalitis;
- salmonellosis;
- trypanosomiasis;
- hepatitis B, C;
- tularemia;
- anthrax.
Transmitted mechanically or through blood.
Flea development
Signs about insects: butterflies, larvae, caterpillars
In our era, butterflies are so loved, and it is completely in vain that they ignore the attention of larvae and caterpillars. After all, thanks to them you can lift the curtain of the future. In this section we have collected signs about insects that relate to butterflies, larvae, and caterpillars:
- A furry caterpillar that is blocking the path should be thrown over your left shoulder - and happiness will come;
- A butterfly that flies into the house is unlucky. But if you catch it or drive it out so that it flies away on its own, misfortune will bypass your home.
Butterfly in the house
Signs about insects: mosquito
Mosquitoes bother us a lot, but they also have benefits. Signs about insects mentioning mosquitoes are very positive:
- A lot of mosquitoes means a lot of berries;
- When traveling there are mosquitoes nearby - there is a body of water nearby;
- Mosquitoes have appeared - summer is near;
- The mosquitoes are gone - autumn is coming.
The mosquito is walking - bringing the harvest of berries
Top 5 most effective self-treatment products
- An aerosol like dichlorvos is the smelliest and most ineffective product (from the last century). Today there are more effective and virtually odorless products. dezbox recommends: Get Total, Get Express, Medilis Zipper, Delta Zone - these are concentrates for self-fighting. These are modern, popular and effective flea medications. Before you start processing, you need to put on a respiratory mask. Children and pets must leave the premises. It is necessary to spray all baseboards, furniture, interior surfaces of cabinets, bedding, and clothing. After treatment, close windows and doors for several hours;
- Flea whitening is an inexpensive remedy for self-treatment of a room;
- Vinegar, cologne. This mixture intoxicates fleas. The mixture should be used to treat baseboards, carpeting, and all cracks.
- Freezing. A radical method, feasible in winter. When the frost is -20 degrees, open all the windows and cool the room.
- Wormwood, tansy eucalyptus. You should infuse the herbs for 10 hours, pour them into a spray bottle and spray the entire room. The strong smell of herbs will help get rid of parasites.
- Garlic. Fleas don't like the smell of garlic. Peeled slices placed indoors will drive away parasites.
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