Home & Yard Treatments

Home & Yard Treatment Tips

Those who enjoy spending time in their yards can reduce the tick population around their home and garden by:

Keeping lawns mowed and edges trimmed
Clearing away brush, leaf litter and tall grass around houses and at the edges of gardens and walls
Stacking woodpiles in a dry location and preferably off the ground
Clearing all excess leaf litter out of the garden in the fall
Spraying the residential area (only the areas frequented by humans) with an insecticide in late May (to help control nymphs) and September (to help control adult ticks)

Lucy Barnes