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How do I Rid My Yard of Ticks Naturally?
How do I Rid My Yard of Ticks Naturally?. Ticks are a small, eight legged creature closely related to the common spider. Ticks are parasitic creatures that drink the blood of animals and humans. The brown dog tick and the American dog tick are the most common varieties in North America. The brown dog tick is commonly found on dogs and will...
Ticks are a small, eight legged creature closely related to the common spider. Ticks are parasitic creatures that drink the blood of animals and humans. The brown dog tick and the American dog tick are the most common varieties in North America. The brown dog tick is commonly found on dogs and will generally only cause diseases in dogs. The American dog tick attacks both pets and humans and may carry Lyme disease. Infestation of the lawn must be dealt with quickly.
Things You'll Need
Glove
Long clothes
Rake
Mower
Hot peppers
Blender
Bar of laundry soap
Water
Remove all leaves and brush from your yard using a rake. Make sure to wear gloves and long clothes. Tuck your pants into your shoes and your shirt into your gloves. Cover as much skin as possible.
Keep areas of grass mowed to reduce the chance of ticks harboring in the tall brush.
Cut back wooded areas from your lawns to keep ticks from entering the yard.
Spray a insecticidal/acaricidal soap onto the yard to reduce tick population. Natural products are available at most gardening centers. Apply the material according to the packaging label. Make your own safe insecticide soap by shaving 1 inch of hard laundry soap into 1 quart of warm water. Mix until the soap is dissolved. Put 1 teaspoon of this soap concentrate into a garden sprayer and spray the area of the lawn with the ticks. The soap suffocates the ticks without harming the plants.
Add a fence around the yard to discourage wildlife from entering. Deer and other small woodland creatures often carry ticks. Use a natural deer repellent on your plants to keep them from wanting to eat in your yard. Blend together hot peppers and water in a blender and spray the mixture on your plants.
Call a professional exterminator if the infestation is large or these tactics have not solved the problem.
