Keep ticks at bay and protecting yourself with landscaping modifications
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 15:42
in Earth & Climate
The weather is warming up which means it's time to watch out for ticks. One way to protect yourself from tick-borne illnesses is to rethink landscaping choices, from the municipal level down to individual yards, according to a Virginia Tech medical geography expert who studies how Lyme cases are associated with certain land cover characteristics and configurations.