They can't infest the house.
The UK and Europe is starting to see more of ticks.
In five to ten years you'll be in a situation similar to us. Especially seeing as you don't have the cold winters to help kill them off.
By the age of 3 our kids know to NEVER go in long grass. Seeing people in the UK post pictures of their kids playing in leaf piles honestly makes me go cold, we don't even let ds walk through leaf litter.
We spray the dog and ds before they go outside. Every time. We wear trousers tucked in to socks if we have to go anywhere where there may be long grass. People are choosing not to come to their summer house here because of it.
Our cats have become indoor cats, I was pulling 15+ a day off them.
I've finally given in and treated our clothes with permethrin.
We keep our lawns short and everything super strimmed. Some friends have even got rid of their lawns and just have stone.
It's horrific, I've been telling people in the UK for years that they have no idea how their lives are soon to change. Doctors here are so far behind in understanding and treating tick bourne diseases I dread to think how UK doctors are at spotting them.
DH has had lymes 7 times in the last two years, ds twice. Pretty much everyone I know here has. Ddog has had anaplasmosis and was really sick. My friend's husband got it and nearly died, spent weeks in the hospital. Another friend's husband got Powassan and nearly died.
I know of 4 people that have developed an allergy to red meat through being bitten by the lone star tick.
But they won't infest your house.