Oiconomia@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoIt's not enough to touch grassfeddit.deimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: textsfromsolarpunk@slrpnk.net
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageIt's not enough to touch grassfeddit.deOiconomia@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: textsfromsolarpunk@slrpnk.net
minus-squareJokklMaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIs there a way to have more native plants growing without increasing ticks? I just bought a house and have a couple areas it would be great to not have to maintain, but I have dogs and don’t wanna have to worry about ticks.
minus-squareUsername@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWhile ticks are not insects, the whole point is to make the area more liveable for many local animals. I don’t think you can exclude ticks from that. Maybe you can lightly fence off some areas so the dogs don’t go there.
Is there a way to have more native plants growing without increasing ticks? I just bought a house and have a couple areas it would be great to not have to maintain, but I have dogs and don’t wanna have to worry about ticks.
While ticks are not insects, the whole point is to make the area more liveable for many local animals. I don’t think you can exclude ticks from that.
Maybe you can lightly fence off some areas so the dogs don’t go there.