|Articles|March 13, 2017

Client handout: Creating a tick-free zone in the backyard

Ticks can carry nasty diseases. Help your clients keep their backyards inhospitable by sharing these tips.

Ticks are carriers of nasty diseases that can infect your patients-and and their owners. Help them create a tick-unfriendly zone in their yard using these tips from the University of Rhode Island's Tick Encounter Resource Center to keep pets free from these pests.

Hover over this interactive image to see the areas that are most hospitable to ticks and then download the client handout and clinic poster below.

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Click here to download the clinic poster.

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