Ticks carry disease, and they wait at the edges of yards where lawn meets woods and brush. A few steps cut the risk for your family and pets.
Ticks gather where the lawn meets taller growth - woods edges, brush lines, tall grass, and leaf litter. Keeping the lawn trimmed, clearing leaf litter, and treating those transition zones reduces the tick population where people and pets pick them up.
Personal habits close the gap: check yourself, your kids, and your pets after time outdoors, especially around the ankles, hairline, and the pet's ears and paws, and remove any tick promptly. Pair that with vet-recommended tick protection for pets, since pets bring ticks indoors.
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At the edges - where lawn meets woods, brush, and tall grass - not in open, mowed sun.
They can transmit Lyme and other diseases, which is why edge treatment and prompt checks matter.
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