Ticks not only lurk in fields and forests. The parasites also settle in the garden to infest humans and animals. The bloodsuckers have dangerous pathogens in their luggage, such as Lyme disease or tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). This guide will bring you up to date on the best ways to get rid of ticks in your garden naturally.

Ticks in the garden can be reduced with home remedies

Make your own home remedies for ticks - this recipe works

A tick-free garden without the use of chemicals does not have to be a dream if you spray the following home remedy consistently and regularly. How to make the non-toxic remedy yourself:

  • Bring 500 ml of water to a boil in a kettle
  • Slice 2 lemons or other citrus fruits and add to the water
  • Let cook for 1 minute
  • Then let the mix simmer gently for 60 minutes

Pour the cooled solution into a spray bottle or trigger sprayer. Distribute the mixture preferably in all dark, cool and damp places in the garden. For complete effectiveness, refresh the lemon water after every downpour during tick season.

Indirect control leads to success - this is how it works

If your garden is infested with ticks, the parasites have usually arrived on the site piggybacking on various host animals. Scaring away their main hosts has therefore emerged as one of the most effective methods of successful tick control. Mice, rabbits, moles and other rodents flee when commercial repellents are released. These are mainly based on lavadin oil, which attacks sensitive noses.

Tick rollers act selectively

The idea is ingenious and is having a resounding success on at least one of the main hosts. Tick rolls are filled with treated mouse nesting material. These are placed in different places in the garden. The mice take out the nesting material and line their nests. They absorb the active ingredient and the ticks are destroyed. This clever method of tick control thus interrupts the cycle of infestation with the bloodsuckers. Tick rolls have no effect on all other hosts.

Tips for effective prevention

So that you don't have to bother with time-consuming tick control in the first place, there are effective options for prevention. How to keep the dangerous bloodsuckers out of your garden:

  • Mow the lawn twice a week in the summer
  • Prune and thin out shrubs and trees every late winter
  • Surround the garden with a gravel or gravel-filled ditch as a hiking barrier

Ticks do not feel comfortable in a sun-drenched, airy and dry garden. By getting rid of all dark, cool, and damp corners, you'll ward off an infestation of ticks before they emerge.

tips

If you run a fireplace in the garden, cunning ticks use the pile of firewood as a hiding place. If there are damp, dark conditions here, the bloodsuckers feel at home here and multiply explosively. Therefore, stack firewood in the garden in an airy, light and dry place.

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Animals in the garden