JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The last few days, insect beetle kind Paederus fuscipes or tomcat is considered a disadvantage because many of the victims, especially in Surabaya, East Java.Do not Exterminate "Tomcat"Tomcat is a powerful body release toxins that can cause dermatitis which is characterized by skin blistering and itching and discharge.Increasing number of people who are victims of raises the question, how do I fix this?These insects should be eradicated?"Tomcat does not need to be eradicated," said the insect expert from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Hari Sutrisno, to Kompas.com, Tuesday (20/03/2012).According to Day, the thing to do is control the population and prevent the never attack humans.If the population is soaring too much as it did in Surabaya, spraying pesticides to kill him is okay. Local health department chose to use natural pesticides from a mixture of galangal, lemongrass, and neem so as not to disturb the environment.However, according to Hari, the spraying is done at any neighborhood."That is just preventing attacks, not to get to the rice fields," Day said when contacted by Kompas.com.The main reason to remove it because tomcat is not beneficial insects, especially for farmers. Tomcat is known is the brown planthopper pest predators. If the insect is killed, it will disrupt the ecosystem.Day said that tomcat attacks basically will not last long. Within approximately a month, the population will be reduced so that the tomcat is also an attack will be reduced.Avoid touchingOne of the easiest steps to prevent human contact with tomcat windows and doors are shut tight before turning on the lights at night because tomcat happy gathering at the light source.Aunu Rauf, an expert on insects, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) separately said, tomcat can also be prevented by covering the ventilation using gauze and avoid chatting under the lights.If tomcat alighted on the body, do not squeeze, but simply expelled by blowing or by paper. If you have to kill him, then do it without direct contact with skin. When the liquid tomcat on clothes, so residents are asked to wash immediately.Previously reported, tomcat attack the apartments in Surabaya and extends up to Situbondo. More than 100 people become victims of this insect.The attack allegedly associated with the end of the rainy season which coincided with the harvest and destruction of mangrove ecosystems around the apartment. Two things, forcing tomcat to find a new place.