Keep Your Property Safe from Ticks

Some useful ways that can help reduce ticks in your property include:

• Mow the lawn frequently to keep grass short.
• Remove leaf litter.
• Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and at the edge of lawns.
• Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips between the lawn and wooded areas to restrict tick migration into recreational areas. Maintain a 9-foot distance between wood chips and living areas.
• Keep playground equipment, decks, and patios away from trees and tall grasses.
• Stack wood neatly and in a dry area to discourage rodents.
• Construct a fence to keep unwanted animals away from your lawn.
• Remove any old furniture or trash near the yard that can provide ticks with a home.

(CDC)