Dɛn blista bitel ya denja if dɛn tɔch yu bɔdi? Lɛ wi lan bɔt dɛn.

Wi kin si bɔku fayn fayn bitel ɛn insɛkt dɛn we gɛt bɔku bɔku kɔlɔ dɛn na wi gadin ɛn flawa bed dɛn. Sɔntɛnde, smɔl pikin dɛn kin lɛk fɔ ple wit dɛn animal ya. Bɔt if sɔm pan dɛn insɛkt ya kam mit wi, dɛn kin mek wi gɛt smɔl prɔblɛm dɛn fɔ wi wɛlbɔdi. So, tide wi go tok abaut wan spisis of insekt we wi shud tek kia likl. Dat na "Blister Beetles" ɔ insay Sinhala, "Billie Dana Kherumiyo".

Udat na dɛn Blister Beetles ya?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na wan kayn bitel we de na wan famili we gɛt insɛkt dɛn. Sayɛnsman dɛn kin no dɛn as mɛmba dɛn na di famili `(Meloidae)`. I pas 2,500 difrɛn kayn animal dɛn na dis famili nɔmɔ. Pan ɔl we dɛn difrɛn pan shep, kɔlɔ, ɛn saiz, dɛn ɔl gɛt wan kɔmɔn tin we de mek dɛn denja. Dat min se, wan kemikal tin we dɛn bɔdi de pul kin mek dɛn gɛt blista dɛn we de mek wi fil pen if i kam nia wi skin.

Pan ɔl we trade, pipul dɛn na sɔm kɔntri dɛn bin de yuz dɛn bitel ya fɔ mek sɔm spɛshal mɛrɛsin dɛn, i rili denja. Bikɔs if dɛn put dis animal na in mɔt ɔ swɛla am, i kin ivin mek i day. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ no dɛn bitel ya fayn fayn wan ɛn nɔ fɔ ol dɛn.

So aw yu go no dis bitel?

Dɛn bitel dɛn ya gɛt difrɛn kɔlɔ, shep, ɛn saiz.

• Bɔdi: Bɔku tɛm i kin gɛt bɔdi we saf ɛn ɔval.
• Nɛk: Di tin we difrɛn pas ɔl na di nɛk we rili smɔl we yu kɔmpia am to di bɔdi.
• Sayz: Dɛn kin gɛt difrɛn sayz dɛn, frɔm 10 milimita to 25 (lɛk wan inch).
• Kɔlɔ: Sɔm dɛn gɛt brayt kɔlɔ (yɔlɔ, ɔrɛnj), ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin gɛt blak, brawn, ɔ grey.

Wetin na di layf saykl ɛn di it we dɛn bitel ya de it?

di layf saykl fכ dεn bitel ya gεt fכ men stej dεm: eg, tu larva stej dεm, εn pupa. Bɔt wi jɔs de wɔri bɔt di pupal stej fɔ dɛn bitel ya, bikɔs di tɛm we di larva stej de, dɛn kin si dɛn mɔ na di say we di bi kɔloni dɛn de.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na wetin dɛn de it. Ɔl dɛn kayn animal ya na animal dɛn we de it gras. Dat min se lif ɛn flawa na dɛn men it. Bikɔs ɔf dis, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin pwɛl di tin dɛn we dɛn plant. Na mɔtalman dɛn kin pwɛl dɛn tin ya we dɛn kin plant:

• Potato dɛn we dɛn kin mek
• Tamatis
• Bit we dɛn kɔl
• Sanflawa
• Sɔm ligɛm dɛn
• Gras dɛn lɛk alfalfa

So, i fayn fɔ kip yu yay pan dɛn bitel ya we de na yu vegjetabul bed dɛn.

Wetin kin apin if i kam pan yu bɔdi? Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt wɛlbɔdi?

Dis na di say we wi nid fɔ pe atɛnshɔn mɔ. Wetin mek dɛn bitel ya denja?

We wi krɔs, swɛt, ɔ rɔb dɛn animal ya na wi skin, dɛn jɔyn dɛn kin pul wan kemikal we dɛn kɔl Cantharidin . Dis na kεmikכl we nכ gεt kכla, we nכ de smεl we de insay di tεrpin grup. Dis tin we dɛn kɔl Cantharidin, na in kin mek wi gɛt blista we i kam nia wi skin.

De sayn dεm kin difrεn dipכnt pan aw dis kεmεkal de kam insay di bכdi. Lɛ wi si aw.

Animal kin gɛt siriɔs sik bak we dɛn it dɛn bitel ya, so if yu gɛt animal dɛn we yu de mɛn, tek tɛm wit dɛn bak.

Wetin wi fɔ du if sɔntin lɛk dis apin?

Okay, naw wi no wetin dis kin lid to. Naw lɛ wi si wetin wi fɔ du if sɔntin lɛk dis apin.

1. If yu gɛt blista dɛn na yu skin:

• Bɔku tɛm, di blista dɛn we de na di skin kin wɛl fɔ dɛnsɛf insay sɔm dez ɛn dɛn nɔ kin nid ɛni big tritmɛnt.
• Fɔs, was di say we dɛn bit di animal wit sop ɛn wata . Dis go ɛp fɔ pul ɛni kemikal we de na di skin.
• Nɔ pop di blista, bikɔs dis kin mek yu gɛt infekshɔn.
• If di inflamɛns ɛn pen rili, go to dɔktɔ fɔ advays. I kin gi am wan kɔtikosterɔyd krim ɔ antibayɔtik fɔ mek i nɔ gɛt di sik.

2. If i go insay di yay ɔ dɛn swɛla am:

• Dis na imejensi! Go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) wantɛm wantɛm ɛn nɔ delay.
• Ɛspɛshali if yu dɔn swɛla bitel, kɔl di Nashɔnal Pɔyzin Infɔmeshɔn Sɛnta na di Kɔlɔmbɔ Nashɔnal Ospital kwik kwik wan ɛn gɛt advays. I rili impɔtant.
• If i afɛkt yu yay, di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to ay dɔktɔ ɛn chɛk yu yay.

Aw yu kin pul dɛn bitel ya kɔmɔt na di gadin?

If yu si dɛn bitel ya na yu gadin, nɔ panik. Sef we dɛn de fɔ pul dɛn kɔmɔt.

If di nɔmba fɔ di bitel dɛn na di gadin smɔl, di bɛst ɛn sef we na fɔ wɛr glɔv ɛn pik di animal dɛn wan bay wan ɛn put dɛn insay bɔkit we gɛt sop wata. We dɛn de plant big tin dɛn, i nid fɔ yuz insɛkt sayd, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ aks pɔsin we sabi du di wok fɔ advays.