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Topic: Safe tick repellent for my garden & backyard?

grandmother
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 19908

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Does a safe tick repellent, that I could put in and around my garden and family, exist? Thank you.

Be safe out there.

Posts: 921 | From CT | Registered: Apr 2009 | IP: Logged |

cottonbrain
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 13769

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My husband sprays organic garlic spray a few times each summer. Smells bad but seems to suppress ticks and mosquitoes.

I say "seems" because I have no idea if it is truly safe, or if it actually works. It is not supposed to harm pollinators.

We've used it for years because we had a dog with epilepsy who could not tolerate heartworm meds. He never developed heartworms and we never found a tick on him ...

Posts: 1173 | From USA | Registered: Nov 2007 | IP: Logged |

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