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- identify eggs
- Locate tick nests
Ticks appear mainly from May to October. Mild temperatures ensure that the bloodsuckers appear all year round. In the garden there are typical areas where ticks live and lay eggs.
identify eggs
Ticks prefer light-protected areas with a humid and mild microclimate to lay their eggs. The females lay their eggs directly on the ground or on bushes, perennials and grasses. The common woodbuck produces 2,000 to 4,000 eggs per clutch, which cling together in a compact package. These clutches are called tick nests and are colored orange-red to brownish. The six-legged larvae, which are less than half a millimeter in size, hatch after a few days. They are free to move and lie in wait for rodents, which represent a suitable intermediate host.
A notice:
In order for ticks to develop successfully, minimum temperatures of five to eight degrees and a humidity of at least 80 percent are necessary.
Locate tick nests
Ticks like the common wood tick that attack humans are among the lurking. They hold onto blades of grass or branches with their legs to wait for their hosts. The ticks themselves do not move more than one meter in a horizontal direction. As bloodsuckers, they spread through their host animals and are therefore mainly found in the same habitat. In your own garden, mice are the most important propagation units for tick larvae and nymphs. There are a few hotspots where you can expect tick nests:
- damp forest edges and shadowed fence posts
- between stacked pieces of wood and stones or at the bottom of stone walls
- dense areas near bird feeders
- in hedges, bushes and dense beds of flowers or perennials
- in tall grass or on the compost
- Heaps of leaves and densely planted flower pots
A notice:
Ticks can move through the home at four to five meters per hour without having to take a break.
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