Pros Explain How to Keep Ticks out of Your Yard and Away From Your Body

The last thing you want to do is make your yard a welcome home for ticks. “Reducing ticks’ habitat around your home is important to minimizing exposure to the pests and diseases,” says Griffin Dill, Ph.D., coordinator of the Cooperative Extension: Tick Lab at The University of Maine. Cut brush back, mow grass short, rake leaves and compost leaf litter, and generally keep the lawn landscaped to prevent ticks from setting up shop.