Protect Your Yard - Eliminate Tick Habitat

Deer ticks are not out in the middle of your lawn, they live where yards border wooded areas, ornamental plantings and gardens, or anywhere it is shaded and there are leaves with high humidity. By trimming shrubs and low branches, as well as raking and removing leaves, you can remove conditions that allow ticks to survive in your yard. Pay special attention to frequented border areas, woodpiles, stonewalls, and sheds. Creating borders of wood chips, stone, or any other landscaping material helps to serve as a visual reminder between tick-safe and Tick-danger zones.