Thankfully, there several preventative measures you can take to help minimize the risks of ticks around your home. Here’s how to prep your property:
- Keep tall grasses mowed
- Keep vegetation trimmed
- Use deer fencing to keep deers out (they’re notorious for ticks!)
- Restrict the use of groundcover, such as pachysandra in areas frequented by family and roaming pets.
- Get rid of any leaf litter or weeds at the edge of your lawn
- Remove brush and leaves around stone walls or wood piles
- Move wood piles away from the house
- Keep your pets and kids out of the woods to avoid bringing ticks back to your home
- Move kids swings or sandboxes away from the woodland edge
- Wash clothes in hot water if you’ve just come back from a tick-ridden area
- Use a professional tick control service to eliminate the risk of ticks
