The Tick Predicament:As tick season approaches, consider tips to thwart the parasites without harming wildlife

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The pollinator borders I've created around my house in the coastal woodlands of Shelter Island, New York, are a refuge for native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They're also irresistible to ticks—as I learned the hard way.In 2009, my husband landed in the emergency room with what our doctor called "the trifecta of tick diseases" in our area—Lyme disease, babesiosis and ehrlichiosis. With aches, fever and other symptoms, he spent a month flat on his back taking large doses of antibiotics. He was on the mend, only to contract Lyme disease two more times since then.