Is there really a agency to hold ticks without spraying all sort of chemical substance in the yard ?
It is a question that comes in to our blog quite often this clock time of year . And one , as you will see below , we have really found an excellent and effectual solution for .
The Mounting Issues Caused By Ticks…
Ticks can cause serious health issues for adults , children , and pets as well . And they can be quite debilitating !
A single snack from a tick can guide to serious illnesses such as Lyme disease , Powassan Virus , and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever .
And it seems like every year , there is yet another disease notice to be related to the raciness of a tick .
Case in stage , the Alpha - gal syndrome .
This relatively new - found illness is do by the bite of an septic Lone Star check . And the result ? A spartan allergy whenever any boeuf or porc is consumed !
gratuitous to say , finding a way of life to control the tick population is certainly on the judgment of many homeowner .
How To Control Ticks Naturally In Your Backyard
right smart back in 2010 , when we first began our little escapade on our 3 Akka plot of land of state , the tick population was out of command .
In fact , when we first mowed off the high mourning band and brush on the attribute , it was common place to find a check mark or two crawling on our legs or arms . Every single time we came out to work !
So unfit , that on one visit in the spring of 2011 , our youngest refused to get off of our little prevue park at the farm .
He absolutely hated ticks . And I can still remember him now telling us there was no mode he was getting off of that drone !
The Answer To All Natural Tick Control
The two questions visitors always ask when at the farm is what do we do about mosquitoes , and how bad are the tick .
The mosquito universe is actually held in tab quite well by establish and make a landscape painting that both attract predators , and repels mosquitoes . ( See : 3 peachy manner To Protect Your Yard From mosquito )
But the tick population has been controlled with an only different overture .
As we tell earlier , it was simply out of ascendance back in 2010 - 2011 .
But tight onward to today , and you would be firmly press to observe a single tick on the farm . And it has been that way ever since tardy 2011 .
A Natural Approach
First and first , we have never once spray or dust our yard for tick . Nor will we ever .
We have always tried to be 100 % constitutive here . And regrettably , whenever you start spraying for any pests , the result is often a decimation of beneficial insects like bees and butterflies as well .
So how did we get rid of our check mark ? And why do we never see them anymore ?
Well , it was all because of the addition of a little mickle of chickens in 2011 .
Within a few calendar month of our fiddling hens crop about , our tick universe all but disappear . And within a year , we simply never saw a tick again .
Yes , it is perfectly dead on target . You will never find a better way to command tick than with a few backyard chickens .
wimp are voracious tick feeder . In fact , beyond just ticks , they are an incredible way to ascertain many backyard and garden pests .
And they certainly are our # 1 small secret to hold tick and all of the diseases they can impart off from the farm .
So if you are looking for a lilliputian tick ascendence , and a few farm sweet eggs to bring up – guess about getting a few backyard chickens !
And if your are see for a neat read on the bailiwick , check out the bookBackyard Chickens , A Practical Guide To Raising Chickens .
Chickens really are an incredible way to control check in your backyard .
Happy Gardening ! – Jim and Mary .
Jim and Mary Competti have been writing horticulture , DIY and recipe articles and book for over 15 years from their 46 Akka Ohio farm . The two are frequent speakers on all thing garden and love to journey in their surplus fourth dimension .
