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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have our yard sprayed. I know its controversial but I'm more afraid of Lyme than the spray. My kids don't roll in our grass, and we are a no shoes house so the shoes stay in the garage and they always wash their hands when they come in. [/quote]

Spraying your yard is not effective for ticks. That is why bait boxes attract the hosts, like mice, so that the insecticide can be brushed on their fur to kill the ticks. Do not spray poison. If you want to use a pesticide for dealing with ticks, you should wear [b]clothes[/b] treated with permethrin.

Washing your hands is insufficient; ticks may be under the armpit, groin, etc.  You should bathe and do a tick check on your children. If you find a tick you can remove it.

BTW a new study indicates that most people with Lyme did not catch it in their own yards. So even if there were magically a new spray that's totally safe and effective, you still need to learn to do the other steps because realistically your kids are probably more at risk when at camp, hiking, friends' houses, etc.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/PHS/LymeDisease/LymeDiseaseIndex.html

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