Ectoparasite remover and method for removing an ectoparasite from a host organism

摘要

An ectoparasite remover (20) and method for removing ectoparasites (56) such as ticks and leeches from a host organism (58) are disclosed. The remover (20) uses an anesthetizing gas (24) injected into a receptacle (36) to cause the ectoparasite (56) to voluntarily withdraw from the host organism (58).