When it comes to backyard pests, you don’t want to take chances with ticks. As carriers of Lyme disease and other dangerous illnesses, ticks are one of Michigan’s most dangerous animals. That helps explain why our Yard Armour® tick control service is so popular in the Birmingham area.
With Yard Armour, you can keep most ticks out of your yard and neutralize the ones that get inside. That means a safer outdoor space for you and your family.
If you spend a lot of time in your backyard, Yard Armour is one of the best (and easiest!) ways to prevent tick-borne illness. But if you’re looking for other ways to help protect you and your family, here are some proven strategies from our tick control experts in Birmingham.
Tick Prevention Tips for Birmingham Area Families
Suit Up Before Heading Outdoors. Wearing the right clothing is your first list of defense when spending time in tick-friendly areas. Long sleeves and full-length pants can reduce the amount of skin available to ticks, and you can wear tick-resistant clothing to further reduce the risk of tick bites. We also recommend applying a tick repellent that uses DEET, picaridin, or permethrin.
Check for Ticks When Returning Inside. When you return indoors after time outside, you should check yourself carefully for ticks. In addition to checking for tick bites, you’ll also want to make sure that none have hitched a ride on your clothing. To be extra safe, wash your clothes on high heat and shower as soon as you come inside.
Make Your Yard Less Tick-Friendly. As part of our Yard Armour tick control plans in Birmingham, we work with homeowners on strategies to make their yards less inviting to ticks. Some of these strategies are easy to start on your own, like mowing your lawn and trimming shrubs regularly. This will give ticks fewer places to hide on your property. You can also install a tick barrier around your yard with a wide strip of wood chips!
Our Yard Armour Tick Control Plans
Defending your yard against ticks is easy with a Yard Armour plan. In addition to helping you make your yard less tick-friendly, we will perform regular tick control treatments during the months when ticks are active. By targeting tick hotspots for treatment, we can dramatically reduce tick activity on your property in the Birmingham area.
Yard Armour from Lawn Doctor of Royal Oak/Birmingham & Lawn Doctor of Southfield/Farmington is available for homes in:
- Birmingham
- Royal Oak
- Berkley
- Farmington Hills
- Troy
- Beverly Hills
- Bloomfield Hills
- Franklin
- Southfield
- Pleasant Ridge
- Huntington Woods
- Bingham Farms
- Clawson
- Ferndale
- Rochester
- Rochester Hills
- West Bloomfield
- Oak Park
- Surrounding areas
For tick control in Birmingham, contact Lawn Doctor of Royal Oak/Birmingham & Lawn Doctor of Southfield/Farmington today!
