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Study Says Regular Lawn Mowing Does Not Deter Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease
1. Study Says Regular Lawn
Mowing Does Not Deter Ticks
Carrying Lyme Disease
U.S. Lawns
2. A study concluded that the frequency of lawn mowing has no impact on the population of blacklegged ticks in
a lawn. The blacklegged tick is the prime carrier of Lyme-disease, an inflammatory disease. It afflicts tens of
thousands of Americans each year, predominantly in the northeastern regions of the country.
Busting a Lawn Myth
Two researchers for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service published the study. Its initial purpose
was to evaluate if less mowed lawns could be viable habitats for native bees. They observed and collected
samples from lawns over the course of two summers. They performed tick drags every three weeks to check
the population of the parasites.
After more than 140 drags for over two years, the researchers concluded that blacklegged tick populations are
unaffected by regular lawn mowing. However, dead leaves from trees or shrubs can attract ticks and having
them raked and cleared away can prevent a tick infestation.
The study may also disprove a long-held assumption by lawn owners that long grass attracts ticks. This could
help lawn owners turn to more reliable methods of lawn pest control, which could help lower Lyme disease
infections in the country.
3. Bull's-eye Bite
Humans contract Lyme disease via tick bites. The disease is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the
United States and an estimated 30,000 people each year contracts it. It is most prevalent in northeastern areas
because the ticks' preferred food source, deer and white-footed mice, are plentiful in those areas.
Early symptoms of Lyme disease, which occur within a month of a tick bite, include fever, headaches, fatigue,
swollen lymph nodes, and aching muscles and joints. The tick bite can also present with an erythema migrans
rash, which resembles a swollen, red bull's-eye. This is one of the classic signs of Lyme disease. More severe
symptoms include inflamed brain and spinal cord, issues with short term memory, and facial palsy.
Although lawn mowing may not deter ticks, proper lawn care management can help prevent ticks and other
parasites from multiplying in grass.
