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If You Choose Not To Spray…
You Can Reduce Your Risk by
Making the Following Changes in
Your Yard…
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Ticks thrive in shady moist areas
Make Your Lawn Less
Appealing to Ticks
• Keep grass mowed
• Remove leaf litter
• Remove brush at the
edge of the lawn
• Move woodpiles
away from the house
• Move birdfeeders
away from the house
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Place a woodchip or gravel
barrier around your lawn’s edge
• A three-foot wide
woodchip (Nugget) barrier
helps to reduce the
number of ticks on your
lawn
• The barrier also reminds
people who cross it that
they are entering a high
risk area
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Nugget barrier
GROUNDCOVER
• Ticks love to hide in
shady moist places!
• Avoid the use of ivy,
myrtle or
pachysandra near
entryways or
outdoor faucets.
CAES
PLANTINGS
Use deer
resistant
plants such
as daffodils
instead of
tulips.
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Relocate Picnic Tables and
Swing Sets
• Move picnic tables and
swing sets away from the
woodland edge, and into
direct sunlight.
• Surround these areas with
a woodchip barrier.
CAES
STAY AWAY
FROM TICKS !
• Stay away from the transition area between
the lawn and the brush or woodland edge.
• Stay on dry lawns rather than wet lawns.
• Stay in areas that have low cut grass.
• Avoid fields with tall grass.
• Walk on wide paths - don’t take “shortcuts”!
Want to learn more?
• Check out these websites:
– www.cdc.gov
– www.aldf.com
– www.tahd.org
– www.ct.gov/caes
– www.ct.gov/dph