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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by brlewis on Monday January 06, 2020 @10:06AM (#21969632)
In New England letting grasses flourish would also provide a home for ticks and Lyme disease. I try to be friendly to pollinators but unfriendly to ticks.
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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by dbingham on Monday January 06, 2020 @01:20PM (#21971515)
Encourage possums to move in. Indiana has its share of ticks, but we also have plenty of possums.

Chickens are another option.

This is about learning how to fit ourselves comfortably in to nature - because pretending we can be above, outside, or removed from it is sending us careening towards disaster.

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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by jdhawk on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:07AM (#21970193)
Get a couple chickens? I'm only partially joking, they do eat a ton of ticks.
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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by jjeaff on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:10PM (#21970826)
Chickens actually don't. They kind of eat indescriminately. But guineas supposedly will hunt the ticks. But be prepared for some weird, loud sounds.
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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by nkrisc on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:06PM (#21970789)
But then you need coyotes to control the chicken population in your yard.
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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by jawilson2 on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:39AM (#21970505)
And possums!
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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by tharne on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:08PM (#21970807)
Yup. Prior to spraying our yard, the majority of my family contracted Lyme disease.
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