Tick Season in Ohio: How to Protect Your Lawn, Children & Pets
As temperatures warm up across Ohio, tick activity begins to increase in residential lawns and outdoor living spaces. While ticks are often associated with wooded hiking trails, they are commonly found much closer to home especially in lawns with tall grass, shaded areas, mulch beds, and thick landscaping.
Ticks can pose a risk to both people and pets, making prevention especially important for families who spend time outdoors during the spring and summer months.
How to Reduce Tick Activity in Your Yard
Maintaining a healthy, well-kept lawn can help make your property less attractive to ticks. Homeowners can help reduce tick pressure by:
- Keeping grass properly mowed
- Trimming overgrown landscaping
- Removing leaf piles and excess debris
- Reducing moisture buildup in shaded areas
- Limiting thick ground cover near play areas and patios
Because ticks often hide in the transition areas between lawns and landscaping, preventative yard treatments can also help reduce activity around your property.
More Than Just Ticks
Late spring is also when ant and flea populations begin increasing throughout Ohio lawns. Fleas can quickly become a problem for pet owners, while ants commonly invade lawns, patios, and outdoor living spaces as colonies grow during warmer weather.
Ziehler’s Ant, Flea & Tick Prevention Can Help
Ziehler’s Ant, Flea & Tick Prevention treatments are designed to help reduce pest activity around your lawn and outdoor living areas before populations peak during the summer months. Our targeted treatments help protect the spaces where your family, children, and pets spend the most time outdoors.
With preventative treatments throughout the season, you can enjoy your yard more comfortably while helping reduce unwanted pests around your home.
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