Warning: Your verdant paradise may be a death trap (or at least make you very sick). Before you spend the next sunny day lounging on the lawn, watch out for these dozen dangers to your health
"Ticks only need a drop of blood a year to survive," says Paul Tukey, founder of Safe Lawns, and organic lawn-care company. "So they're just waiting to get it from a mouse, a deer, or, of course, you." There are more than 800 species of ticks on the planet, and some of them can carry life-threatening diseases, including Lyme disease and the dreaded Rocky Mountain spotted fever. "Ticks don’t usually hang out in open, full-sun lawns,” says Tukey. "But you might find plenty of them on the fringes, in more shaded areas." Avoid bites by wearing shoes and socks while doing yard work.
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