My landlords just had a work crew spread what looks like thick redwood mulch everywhere including right next to the steps that lead up to my one and only door. We live in heavy tick country and I am wondering if the ticks will be attracted to the mulch due to the moisture?
No sense talking to my landlords they are into heavy tick LD denial. They think I am being picky when I ask them to cut back trees that are touching my house and trying to come in through the windows.
They think because they have not found a tick on the pets for years we don't have ticks on the property.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
My son was a landscaper this summer. He was doing the landscaping on a large commercial property that had just been built, so previously it was all just dirt.
He got a tick the day they mulched.
Posted by Angelica (Member # 15601) on :
Sorry about your son and that does not sound good at all. Is your son okay?
Posted by hshbmom (Member # 9478) on :
Mulch and wood chips provide two conditions that ticks love...shade and moisture.
[ 02. August 2008, 10:34 AM: Message edited by: hshbmom ]
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Thanks, yes, he's fine. He started Amoxy right away and never had a symptom or rash.
Posted by JoesMom (Member # 15699) on :
At a support group meeting that I was at, someone mentioned that mulch actually repels ticks and they will not cross it. SOmething about it they don't like...
Thought I'd share that. Has anyone else heard that??
Posted by johnnyb (Member # 7645) on :
Yes, I have heard that too.... a 3 foot barrier of mulch around your property (in between your lawn and wooded areas) makes a barrier against ticks.
I don't know how true it is, though. Maybe spray all the mulch with permithrin and then you give yourself a little extra insurance.
Or maybe non-wood mulches are the only ones good for this? Like a rubber-based mulch, or pebbles?