Lyme disease still tops U.S. tick-borne illnesses at roughly
476 000 treated cases a year, yet most bites occur within fifty yards of the
back door. As heat pushes tick season earlier, ordinary yard chores become
strategic health moves.
- Cut
Weekly – Hold turf at three inches to drop surface humidity and expose
ticks to drying sun and wind.
- Create
Friction – Pour a three-foot gravel moat around lawn edges; rodents
and deer hesitate, reducing hitchhiking ticks by a third.
- Time
Treatments – Load permethrin tick tubes under sheds in April and
August; mist cedar-oil after May and September mowings to match larval and
nymph peaks.
Prune and Plant with Purpose
Thin shrubs, limb low branches, and replace deer magnets with aromatic herbs,
switchgrass, and yarrow. More light, fewer deer, fewer ticks.
Gear Check
Light-colored socks over cuffs, permethrin-treated clothing, showers within two
hours, and high-heat dryer cycles kill stowaways before they reach the sofa.
Keep tweezers handy—removal under 24 hours drastically cuts infection risk.
Multiply the Impact
Field trials show adjacent yards using the same protocol cut questing nymphs by
more than half. MowCow crews can bundle the checklist into routine visits,
freeing your weekends for family time.
Small tools, big payoff—protect summer barbecues before the
first burger sizzles.
Read the full article → https://medium.com/@mowcowva/tick-time-ticking-earlier-yard-strategies-to-dodge-rising-alpha-gal-lyme-cases-4d816715608e
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