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The container’s pressure decreases when carbon dioxide is released from the container. Check every half hour
to see if suitable amount of gas is released from the valve, i.e. listen and open the valve slightly (20-30 bub-
bles/10 seconds) if necessary. At the final stage when the cartridge pressure is weaker, check the gas supply
more frequently.
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When you are not using the trap anymore, twist the valve regulator off. When the cartridge is empty from the
gas, unscrew the empty cartridge from the valve and install the new cartridge in place. Always make sure before
you rotate the new cartridge into the valve that the valve regulator is securely closed. From three 16 g or two 25
g cartridges will suffice gas for approximately 4-5 hours when the gas is released as described above.
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The Co2 cartridge with the valves also acts as a pump. There is the Schrader and Presta nozzle in valve, extra
nozzles are available in our online store.
Use
gloves as the Co2 cartridge cools down
when gas is released
quickly
. How to use the pump you can watch the video on the valve product page.
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In addition, a used sock can be placed to the pocket or used T-shirt or pillowcase, or equivalent can be placed
above the fabric with the safety pin. The garments used must not contain any additives/fragrances, e.g. scents
of deodorants. This is how you get the scent of the human to the fabric.
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The ticks are also activated from a sound, which means that the catcher can stamp the ground.
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The catcher is not allowed to use any fragrances or insect repellents during dragging, which means that you
have to be “bath clean”.
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The telescopic arm can be adjusted as required to 60
– 120 cm and can be locked by rotating to the desired
length.
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The fabric is pulled so that the pockets show towards the sky. Dragging the trap in places where you expect
ticks to thrive at a very slow walking pace, so that the front edge of the trap is always slightly higher than vege-
tation and the fabric is evenly gliding on vegetation. You must not hurry. For best results, you can cross the col-
lected area, i.e. first the entire region regularly in one direction and then again in a crosswise direction, such as
the south/north direction followed by the east/west direction.
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At about every 2-5 minute, check your gear from ticks and in worst tick spots even more often. Fresh masking
tape is good for the collecting of ticks, i.e. catch the tick to masking tape
’s glue, so you get the tick out of the
gear and fold the masking tape so that the tick remains between the tape. Check properly, because for example
the nymph is only 1-2 mm in size and the tick caterpillar (larva) is less than 1 mm in size. Magnifier is a great
help for those who has week eyesight. Put the tapes in a closed plastic bag or in a freezer carton and burn the
container at the end of collecting.
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The trap is not recommended for use in rain or if the lawn is damp. The fabric shrinks wet by about 6-8%. The
fabric should not be ironed and therefore there are wrinkles in the original fabric.
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It’s not advisable to use the trap in windy weather and in heat
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We recommend that the drafter of the trap is properly protected, for example with white protective pants or
breathable white disposable overalls, which are ideal for protective clothing. The legs can be taped to the boots
with air conditioning tape. The white protective pants or overalls can be easily checked after harvesting for any
ticks that may have been seize on it. Protective trousers are available in our online shop.
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A profound tick check should also be carried out on the collector after collecting.
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The trap should be used a few times in the summer because ticks are active in different times.
The trap never makes the whole area free from ticks, but the more active the trap is used, the fewer ticks are in your
home area that seize people and animals.
TicksBuster
is not responsible for any possible consequences for the gear users caused by the tick bite.
A international patent application has been submitted for
TicksBuster
trap.
