chriscoli
Administrator
For those that haven't heard of this product....I think it's the best thing since sliced bread (ok, maybe not really....but it's close).
I've been using them for years. I minimize the use of pesticides in my yard, but IMHO these and mosquito dunks are must-haves since both deal with insects that are vectors of some pretty serious diseases.
http://www.ticktubes.com/works.html
Basically, they consist of a cardboard tube filled with cotton balls coated with permethrin. Mice in your yard take the cotton and line their nest with it....the permethrin rubs off on their fur. Since mice are the spring host of deer ticks, it kills the ticks on them.
I'm not saying they're perfect for every yard, and they're not cheap, but I rarely see deer ticks anymore. And they're cheaper than getting lyme disease.
I get mine on Amazon.
I've been using them for years. I minimize the use of pesticides in my yard, but IMHO these and mosquito dunks are must-haves since both deal with insects that are vectors of some pretty serious diseases.
http://www.ticktubes.com/works.html
Basically, they consist of a cardboard tube filled with cotton balls coated with permethrin. Mice in your yard take the cotton and line their nest with it....the permethrin rubs off on their fur. Since mice are the spring host of deer ticks, it kills the ticks on them.
I'm not saying they're perfect for every yard, and they're not cheap, but I rarely see deer ticks anymore. And they're cheaper than getting lyme disease.
I get mine on Amazon.