Directions...

• From Route 8N..........Take exit 42, left onto Route 118W: 2 miles to Clark Road on the left
• From Route 8S.........Take exit 42, right onto 118W: 2 miles to Clark Road on the left
• From Litchfield Center.......Route 118E for 2 3/4 miles to Clark Road on right

After May 18, 2003...

• Self-guided tours during daylight hours - Please sign guest book at the site
• Guided tours for groups - Please call the Lyme Disease Prevention Program at the Torrington Area Health District to schedule (860)489-0436

If you are unable to visit the Tick Demonstration Site in Litchfield...
(The following items can be downloaded if your computer is installed with Acrobat Reader, if not you may download for free by clicking on this icon)

• Map of the Tick Demonstration Site

• Sign Content with Photographs ... Tick Control Landscaping Tips At the Tick Control Demonstration Site ... click on the sign # to display picture of the "Tick Control Landscaping Tip" which interests you.
  
  

  Sign # 1 ... Welcome	Sign # 10 ... Install a dry 3 foot barrier where your lawn meets the woods.
  Sign # 2 ... Do a tick check every night to remove ticks before they become attached for more than 24 hours.	Sign # 11 ... Cut lawn and meadows frequently.
  Sign # 3 ... Remove pachysandra and other groundcovers in areas of your property that you use regularly.	Sign # 12 ... Fill in holes in stone walls and keep free of nesting materials.
  Sign # 4 ... Make it a habit to rake and remove leaf litter from all areas of your yard.	Sign # 13 ... Remove ground covers from areas of your property that you use regularly. Replace with deer resistant perennials and/or shrubs planted in mulch, woodchips or gravel.
  Sign # 5 ... Use screening under porches to prevent the white-footed mouse from making a nest in this high traffic area.	Sign # 14 ... Don't attract deer to your Tick Safe Zone (frequently used areas of your yard) by using plants that are susceptible to deer browse damage.
  Sign # 6 ... Don't attract deer to your Tick Safe Zone. Use deer resistant plantings whenever possible.	Sign # 15 ... Select sunny areas of your yard to install recreational and leisure structures. These should be placed on a dry base of woodchips or gravel.
  Sign # 7 ... If you have fruit trees, keep the lower branches trimmed above deer height and remove fallen fruit regularly.	Sign # 16 ... Assess your property and eliminate any potential mouse habitats.
  Sign # 8 ... Trim and clear brush in the transition areas between the lawn and the woodland edge. Do not walk, sit or play in these areas.	x NO LONGER AVAILABLE Sign # 17 ... Contact a trained and certified pest management professional for more information about the Maxforce Tick Management System
  Sign # 9 ... Install fencing at least 8 feet high to prevent deer from roaming into your Tick Safe Zone. Don't forget to use other tick control methods as well.	Sign # 18 ... Thank Your for Visiting Our "on-line" Tick Control Demonstration Site.

 We Encourage You To Take Action On Your Property 

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Do A Daily Tick Check!

* Landscaping Tips are based on research done by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

* Special Thanks to... 
- Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center -
- Troop #1, Torrington, CT Tunxis Council, Boy Scouts of America - 
- Litchfield Garden Club -