How to protect your garden from ticks

Protecting your garden from ticks is essential for creating a safe outdoor space. UAportal found out that the use of unconventional but proven life hacks can significantly help protect the garden from ticks.

Plants

Planting herbs such as lavender, mint, and chrysanthemums helps naturally repel these pests. They not only beautify the garden, but also act as an effective tick repellent.

Creating a dry and sunny barrier around the garden can also help to deter ticks. Removing dry grass, fallen leaves and shrubs around the garden can make it less attractive to ticks and reduce their presence.

Specialized tubes

To reduce the risk of ticks in your garden, consider adding gravel or wood shavings between your lawn and green space. This will create an area that is unlikely to attract these pests. Hanging special tubes in the garden can also be an effective way to control the tick population.

These products contain processed cotton in cardboard cases that mice use as nesting material. Since ticks often feed on rodents, using this method can interrupt the reproductive cycle of these pests and reduce their numbers in your garden.

Natural barriers

Install a fence or barbed wire around the area. Wild animals are common carriers of ticks. By preventing them from entering your garden, you can significantly reduce the risk of pests entering your territory.

The proliferation of natural enemies of ticks, such as birds and beneficial insects, also helps to reduce the reproduction of pests in gardens. Birds such as finches, woodpeckers, and robins feed on them, which creates a natural pest control system in your garden.

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