If you live next to a wooded area or your neighbor s yard has overgrown plants cut back the brush on your side.
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Then create a gravel or wood chip border 3 feet wide.
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This makes it hard for ticks to travel across to your lawn.
Use a spreader to apply scotts turf builder summerguard lawn food with insect control which feeds and strengthens your grass while killing fleas.
Fence your property so deer and raccoons will look for a yard with an easier way in and out.
It s important to make sure the yard is not the source of your flea infestation.
Create a perimeter around your home that s unfriendly to fleas.
Open areas that get plenty of bright sunlight won t need to be sprayed.
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This will also keep out stray dogs that may not be on flea and tick control.
Walk around your yard wearing white socks pulled up to your calves and linger in the areas your pet hangs out most.
This will make rats and mice look for other places to hide.
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Here s how to treat fleas in the yard and make your lawn less attractive to them.
This will help control the immature stages of fleas that make up the majority of the population.
Focus on areas under bushes trees decks dog pens and such.
Flea treatment should only be necessary in the shady humid areas of the yard where fleas like to congregate.
Use insect repellent.
How to check your yard for flea infestation.
When working in the yard wear a long sleeved shirt long pants socks and closed toe shoes.
You ll easily spot fleas against the white cotton of your socks if they are present.