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Reduce Tick Risk in Your Yard Without Spraying - Helpful Tips

Learn how to reduce the risk of ticks in your yard without using sprays. Follow these tips from the University of Michigan and CAES to make your lawn less appealing to ticks. Discover methods like creating woodchip barriers, removing brush, and relocating picnic tables. Visit the provided websites to learn more.

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Reduce Tick Risk in Your Yard Without Spraying - Helpful Tips

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  1. If You Choose Not To Spray…You Can Reduce Your Risk by Making the Following Changes in Your Yard… http://www.maxforcetms.com University of Michigan

  2. Ticks thrive in shady moist areas

  3. Make Your Lawn Less Appealing to Ticks • Keep grass mowed • Remove leaf litter • Remove brush at the edge of the lawn • Move woodpiles away from the house • Move birdfeeders away from the house S. Perlotto

  4. Place a woodchip or gravel barrier around your lawn’s edge • A three-foot wide woodchip (Nugget) barrier helps to reduce the number of ticks on your lawn • The barrier also reminds people who cross it that they are entering a high risk area http://www.caes.state.ct.us Nugget barrier

  5. GROUNDCOVER • Ticks love to hide in shady moist places! • Avoid the use of ivy, myrtle or pachysandra near entryways or outdoor faucets. CAES

  6. PLANTINGS Use deer resistant plants such as daffodils instead of tulips. S. Perlotto

  7. Relocate Picnic Tables and Swing Sets • Move picnic tables and swing sets away from the woodland edge, and into direct sunlight. • Surround these areas with a woodchip barrier. CAES

  8. Want to learn more? • Check out these websites: • www.cdc.gov • www.aldf.com • www.tahd.org • www.ct.gov/caes • www.ct.gov/dph

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