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Fewer ticks and mosquitoes

Long grass, old leaves and standing water are what ticks and mosquitoes look for.

Cost$510 to $1,400+ for 4 of 5Time9.25 to 15.5 hours for 4 of 5

What's inside

5 projects. Each one becomes a project on your plan.

Your year with it

Spring, summer and fall.

Niagara is a Lyme disease risk area, and short grass with no leaf litter makes a yard less friendly to ticks.

Niagara Region Public Health counts Niagara as a Lyme disease risk area and tells owners to cut the grass and get rid of leaf litter to make a yard less friendly to ticks. In 2026 it treats municipal catch basins in all twelve municipalities from June to October, and warns that mosquito larvae can grow in water left standing more than four days.

4 daysHow long standing water takes to grow mosquito larvae.

12Niagara towns whose catch basins are treated, June to October.

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