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There are few things I love more than spending the day out in the yard with my family. Honestly, our tiny yard has been a saving grace on the hardest of days, and I’m so thankful to have some space to run around and expend some of the pent-up energy my three little firecrackers always seem to have. In our yard we are carefree… until I see a tick.

I’m no stranger to bugs. I grew up in the woods of southeastern Massachusetts. I’ve seen my fair share of ticks and swatted away more mosquitoes than I care to admit. With that, though, I’ve also known many people who have struggled with Lyme disease, and I’ve spent many hours worrying about disease-carrying mosquitoes. 

My yard is the size of a postage stamp! HOW can we have ticks? Well… it’s possible. And since everything else in my world feels upside down and out of control (hello, COVID-19), I’m choosing to control this. This year, I’m outsourcing my tick and mosquito control to Pure Solutions.

Did you know May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month? According to Lymedisease.org, most people get Lyme from the bite of a nymph, or immature tick. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. Because they are so tiny and their bites are painless, many people do not even realize they have been bitten. And Lyme is most common in children, older adults, and others such as firefighters and park rangers who spend time in outdoor activities and have higher exposure to ticks. With all the additional time we’ll be spending in our backyard this summer, I can assume it will put us at higher risk for tick exposure too.

I had my second treatment with Pure Solutions a few weeks ago, and it was just as simple as the first time. We had been experiencing some rainy weather, and I received frequent updates from the Pure Solutions team so I would know when to expect my treatment. The gentleman who came to spray was super friendly and made sure to wave to my kids who were watching him from the window. Best of all, when he left there was NO residue on anything, and I felt comfortable sending my kids out to play a little while later because I knew the Pure Solutions products are National Organic Program Compliant and the treatments are safe for children, pets, and the environment.

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No matter the size of your yard, I encourage you to control what you can this year and outsource your tick and mosquito control to Pure Solutions.

Right now Pure Solutions is offering our followers a FREE ORGANIC TICK AND MOSQUITO TREATMENT so that you can try them yourselves. Request your free treatment, and a free proposal here.

 

Meghan Block
Meghan was born and raised on the South Shore and attended college in Boston. After college, she married her high school sweetheart and followed him to Charleston, SC, and Groton, CT, where he served as a submarine officer in the United States Navy. Military life was an adventure, and after six crazy years of service (and two babies later!), the pair decided to move *home* to the South Shore in 2016 and put down some roots. Meghan is the proud owner of Boston Moms and work-at-home mom to William, Benjamin, and Caroline, born in 2013, 2015 and 2019. She loves meeting new people, encouraging moms, celebrating motherhood, and supporting small businesses.