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Posted by Srgnt Billko on May 19, 2008, 6:56 pm
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> Last week I saw a tick hanging to my cloth, after doing some work in
> the garden at my back yard. Today I found one climbing the foundation
> wall.
>
> First I suspect that my pet got it, but a close look at its fur
> revealed none. I tried to identified it with the tick chart, it is
> about 1/8th of an inch and black in color. Probably a lonestar or a
> dog tick I guess.
>
> Since then I been researching on the web a good way to build a barrier
> between my backyard lawn and the tree area. During rainy season, its
> soggy wet, other times its dry. I wanted to spray some permethrin(?)
> on the tree lawn border area to keep the tick entering my lawn and
> house. I never had this problem before. This is a newly developed area
> so I am sure this is probably a local problem. Also I fairly keep my
> lawn tidy with least amount of leaves or grass.
>
> Any one had experienced this and a good way to control the tick
> problem in your experience. I'm very much like to use some echo
> friendly stuff, if that works good.
>
> TIA.
Guinai hens will do the trick.
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