Is it possible to spray a garden for ticks?

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DDog and Dcats are getting loads on a regular basis even though they wear collars purchased form the vets. We get deer in the garden and it is surrounded by woodland so its ideal tick territory. Tick infestations have increased over the past few years and Im worried about the DC getting bitten. We are in the Midlands

I know in America they spray their gardens. Is that prohibited in the UK. It isn't ideal from an environmental perspective of course but we can't carry on like this. You can literally see them all in the grass.

We live in a semi rural environment, with fields across the road at the front. Lots of deer. However, no deer in our garden, but every year we all get bitten by ticks. They just come in on smaller animals, we have a lot of hedgehogs, mice, foxes etc etc.

I spray myself with a natural repellent if I am doing any heavy duty weeding or cutting, and that seems to help, and ensure I wear tight jeans or leggings with socks and shoes. Sadly the days of bare feet or flip flops for gardening have had to abandoned. The cat gets treated with Frontline extra, which also seems to do a good job, he won't wear a collar.

😂 I have no personal experience but peacocks are apparently also loud and often make a screaming sound at dawn. Which sounds like a fairly unpleasant wake up call!

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Guinea fowl are great, albeit noisy. I found them easier to care for than chooks, as they tend to roost very high, and seem to be more resistant to predators.