The sun and the heat are the proof, summer has indeed arrived. Exit jeans and sneakers, make way for shorts and barefoot. If these clothes are much more comfortable and help to withstand the heat, they must go hand in hand with higher alertness. Indeed, ticks are also out and short clothes increase the risk of finding them on your legs.
These parasitic mites are ready for anything for a little blood and can carry viruses and bacteria that can be transmitted to humans, potentially responsible for pathologies such as Lyme disease, explains Maison
Ticks like to hide in shady, damp places, reports L’Astucerie. They therefore particularly appreciate bushes, tall grass and are more numerous near woods or forests.
Thus, it is important to always remember to check on the whole of your body if no tick has attached itself following a walk in the forest or after having been particularly exposed. This verification must be done all the more carefully with children who like to frolic everywhere and are therefore prime targets for these miniature predators.
If ticks are present in forests, they can also proliferate in gardens. It is therefore necessary to be vigilant even at home.
To get rid of this parasite and eliminate it from your garden, what better than to seek the help of its natural enemy? Hens devour seeds, grasses and insects including ticks.
This is why, if these mites are a problem in your garden, setting up a chicken coop could be an effective solution which, as a bonus, will allow you to obtain fresh eggs regularly.
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