Citronella smoke does not protect against ticks, which crawl up from grass and brush rather than fly through the air.
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DO NOT use citronella candles, torches, or coils as tick protection.
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Citronella has weak, brief, area-wide effects on flying mosquitoes near the candle. Ticks do not fly; they crawl onto you from vegetation as you walk past.
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A candle on the patio cannot protect your ankles in the lawn or trail.
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Instead, focus on personal protection: EPA-registered repellent on skin and permethrin-treated clothing.
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Reduce tick habitat in the yard by keeping grass cut short and clearing leaf litter at the lawn-woods edge.