Health Tip: Keep Ticks Away

(HealthDay News) -- If you want to lower your risk of getting Lyme disease, keeping ticks away is your best bet.

Lymedisease.org offers these suggestions for reducing the tick population near your home:

• Prune trees.
• Clear brush.
• Remove litter.
• Mow grass short, and let it dry thoroughly between waterings.
• Get rid of birdfeeders and birdbaths.
• Clear away woodpiles and leaf piles.
• Remove stone walls that offer homes to small wildlife.