Ticks don’t only live in woods and fields. They can strike closer to home, right in your backyard. The good news is, by taking a few steps, you can get your yard as tick proof as possible. These measures will provide tick control against the common types found in Bothell, Everett, and nearby areas in WA. Here’s a look at how to get started.
Prevention is Key When it Comes to Tick Control in Bothell
When you see a tick, you might be wondering how it got into your lawn. Chances are, it either traveled in from nearby woods or fields or came in on the coat of an animal. Either way, you can prevent both from happening again by:
- Cutting your lawn, so it doesn’t offer the shady, moist environment that ticks like.
- Pruning back trees, shrubs, tall grasses, and brush from around your property, which create conditions that attract ticks.
- Keeping animals out by putting up a fence around your lawn and cleaning up yard clutter, like wood piles, that provide a habitat for them.
- Using mint, sage, lavender, or other plants that serve as natural repellents for ticks, around your lawn and near your patio.
- Putting in a three-foot wide barrier of mulch, wood chips, or gravel that will heat up during the day and keep ticks out from nearby fields.
Typically, a tick can get on you when you move or brush against any tall grasses or plantings. Ticks climb up and find a spot to attach to you. That means the better maintained your yard, the less prone to ticks it will be in the first place. So keep your grass well-cut and the rest of your yard manicured and you’ll create dry, bright conditions that keep ticks away.
Get Expert Tick Control to Protect Your Lawn & Loved Ones
If you’d like to add professional treatments to the measures above, Lawn Doctor of Everett-North Bothell is here for you with our Yard Armour® Tick Control program. We’ll target high-risk areas and treat them thoroughly, cutting down on numbers significantly.
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- Bothell
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- Mill Creek
- And in other surrounding communities
Get professional tick control from Bothell, WA’s leading source: Lawn Doctor of Everett-North Bothell. Contact us today to get started.
