Then, in their next nymph stage, the ticks can transmit the bacteria to humans. They do not feed on deer until their adult stage, when they are harmless to humans. Seventy percent of all cases happen on your front lawn. Clean up brush piles so you get rid of the habitat for mice that carry the disease, and avoid stone walls because mice and other rodents love to nest there, and the ticks like stone walls because the walls retain their moisture. So by recommending spraying once a year, which if done right, kills about 99 percent of the ticks, we are actually reducing the use of insecticides rather than increasing it.
Winter is the breeding season for adult ticks, and the period in which they feed on deer.
The feeders are set up so that deer have to rub up against special insecticide-coated paint rollers to get to the food, which applies the insecticide to their shoulder, head, and neck area, and kills the adult ticks. If the program continues to reduce the tick populations, it will be expanded. This way, the deer can be treated without leading to further population explosions. But we feel very strongly that you can prevent yourself from contracting lyme disease by taking appropriate precautions. All rights reserved.