If you are looking for a simple, safe and highly effective solution to get rid of the dangerous ticks in your lawn and landscape – all while keeping your pets and family safe from questionable pesticides – then neem oil is for you!
Ticks are becoming more and more of a nuisance with each passing year. The insect can be the root cause of a whole host of diseases with both short and long term complications. And – they can affect children, adults and even your family pets as well.
Ticks can pass some very serious bacterial diseases, viruses and parasites to humans and pets. In fact, a single tick bite can cause everything from a severe rash to dangerous illnesses such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Fever.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to potential diseases that can be transmitted – which is exactly why keeping ticks out of your backyard and off of your skin is so important!
But how can you limit your exposure to them? Especially if you love to work in your garden or spend time outside in your lawn and landscape? The good news is that is exactly where neem oil can come to the rescue – helping to all but eliminate the ticks that inhabit your yard.
How To Use Neem Oil To Get Rid Of Ticks – For Good!
So what is neem oil and how can it help to eliminate the ticks in your yard? Neem oil is actually an all-natural pesticide that comes from pressing the seeds of a neem tree. By pressing the seeds, oil is squeezed out – and it is that oil that is the perfect natural pesticide for so many insects.
The oil is slightly brown in color and is very bitter. Most who take a whiff of it will tell you it has a hint of the smell of garlic or sulfur. And is it ever quite deadly to ticks!
You can mix neem oil with water to create a very powerful insect killing solution. One that you can then easily spray on your lawn, flowerbeds and even your garden. All without worry of harming you, your children, pets – or the flowers and vegetable plants you have growing.
How Neem Oil Works To Get Rid Of Ticks
When neem oil touches a tick, it prevents the insect from being able to take in oxygen. Without the ability to get oxygen, the tick quickly perishes. It works equally well on ticks young and old – and also eliminates the insect from continuing to breed, eventually wiping the population out entirely from your yard.
Neem oil spray not only gets rid of ticks, it will also eliminate grubs, mites, fleas and Japanese beetle larvae in your lawn too. Perhaps best of all, it also kills mosquitoes. Talk about a win-win all the way around! See our article: How To Use Neem Oil On Plants – Control Pests Organically!
One thing you do have to be careful with when using neem oil is protecting insects that are helpful – like bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Unfortunately, it will harm these insects as well if the spray touches them when wet.
But by simply spraying your lawn in the early morning or late evening when pollinators are not active, the spray can dry. Once it does, it becomes completely harmless to these valuable pollinating insects.
How To Make Neem Oil Spray – How To Use Neem Oil To Get Rid Of Ticks
You can find neem oil in many garden stores and quite easily on line. And making your own spray from the oil couldn’t be easier. All you need to do is simply mix 6 tablespoons of neem oil for every one gallon of water. Product Affiliate Link: HARRIS Neem Oil Cold Pressed Water Soluble Concentrate
Before putting into your sprayer, it’s best to add a teaspoon of olive oil or liquid detergent soap. This will help the spray adhere better to the grass, plants – and ticks!
Depending on the size of your yard, you can use a simple pump sprayer to apply. This is ideal for small to mid size lawns, flowerbed and garden soil surface areas. If you have a large yard, a backpack sprayer can make applying neem oil fast and easy.
When spraying, try to coat your lawn with an even light mist of spray. If you have a more serious tick issue, you’ll want to spray every few weeks for the first few months. For most, however, a once a month application is more than enough for total control.
Keeping Safe From Ticks – How To Use Neem Oil To Get Rid Of Ticks
Last but not least, it’s important to note that you always have to be diligent in checking for ticks regularly. That goes for checking pets as well. Not only can they harm pets with serious health issues, pets can also easily bring them into your home where they can drop off – and then find you as a host!
No matter how hard you try to eliminate ticks from your yard, there is always a chance a few can be around. In addition, if you like to camp or be outdoors, your risk of coming in contact with a tick outside of your specific lawn increases.
The good news is that even if a tick finds its way onto someone, if you find it early enough, you can avoid the most serious of issues.
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It is currently thought that a tick has to be on you for at least 24 to 48 hours before Lyme disease and other serious ailments can pass on. That means if you can simply locate and remove the ticks soon enough, you can certainly keep everyone safe.
But beyond regular checks – the best way to severely reduce the chance of you and your family having a tick bit is to get rid of the ticks where you and your family and pets spend the most time. That, of course, is right in your own backyard, flowerbeds and garden. And the safest and best way to do that is with neem oil!
Here is to getting rid of ticks in your yard this year with neem oil. And to keeping your family and pets safe in the process!
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