[Brother]

Pulling them out doesn't prevent them from entering the house. Encourage natural predators of the ticks.

I lived in the sticks surrounded by dear and wildlife and I never had any ticks in my house or dog. I just left the fire ants alone around the edge of the property. That created a barrier.

As an added bonus, as long as I didn't let the grass and soil dry out, dung beetles would pick up my dogs poop for me. I never shoveled a load of dog crap for a year.