When it comes to ticks in your backyard, it’s not worth taking chances. Thanks to their small size and preference for hidden areas, it’s hard to know when you have tick problems on your property. With a tick control service like Yard Armour®, families in St. Tammany Parish have an easy solution to this problem: one that keeps ticks out of your yard in the first place.
Lawn Doctor of Mandeville & Covington knows how dangerous ticks can be, how hard they are to spot, and the steps you can take to protect yourself and your family. Below, our tick control team offers five tips for families in St. Tammany Parish on how to avoid ticks this year.
Tick Control & Tick Prevention Tips in St. Tammany Parish
Keep your yard well maintained. One of the first things that we recommend to Yard Armour clients is to avoid overgrowth wherever possible. By mowing your lawn weekly and trimming back bushes and shrubs, you’ll give ticks fewer places to nest.
Install a tick control barrier. Landscaping changes can help you keep ticks away from your property. A wide barrier of wood chips at the edge of your yard will stop ticks from marching into your yard.
Wear the right clothing. If you’re spending time in an area where there might be ticks—whether in your backyard or away from home—your clothing is your first line of defense. Wear long sleeves and full-length pants to reduce exposed skin as much as possible.
Choose an effective repellent. Tick repellents can make a big difference in terms of preventing tick bites—provided you choose a repellent with the right active ingredient. Look for products containing DEET, permethrin, or picaridin.
Safeguard your backyard. With the right tick control service in St. Tammany Parish—like Yard Armour—you’ll be able to keep ticks out of your backyard in the first place, reducing the risk of tick encounters.
Implementing Yard Armour Tick Treatments
Yard Armour works by treating tick hotspots with an odorless treatment product, so ticks are killed on contact when they nest in these areas. We also work with homeowners in St. Tammany Parish on strategies they can implement to make their yards less inviting to ticks.
Together, these strategies can dramatically reduce tick activity in your backyard, meaning a lower risk of tick-borne disease for you and your family!
Lawn Doctor of Mandeville & Covington offers Yard Armour tick control in:
- St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville
- Covington
- Madisonville
- And throughout surrounding areas
For tick control in St. Tammany Parish, contact Lawn Doctor of Mandeville & Covington today!
