Adjust application for fleas versus ticks

Greg Pettis

Nature-Cide

When treating for fleas and ticks in a yard, many pest control firms offer a combo treatment. This is great for the customer — it’s a bigger bang for their buck. But the habits of these two bloodsuckers are different and your application should reflect that. Fleas are going to be down in the grass, while ticks will be at the top of grass blades as they “quest” for a host. Each requires a different application strategy.

For fleas, adjust your application equipment to penetrate the blades of grass and target the soil beneath. You might also consider using an all-natural granular solution.

For ticks, regular mowing and keeping grass height at about 2.5 to 3.5 inches will help keep tick populations down. Focus your application on beddings, tree lines and fence lines for a better use of your product to “cut them off at the pass,” as it were — before they infest the yard.

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