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Stay out of the woods. That is the only thing that is 100% effective.
lol!
I let the ticks win for almost 1 1/2 years by using this strategy, then they got me a few times while I was mowing the lawn.
Also, with the dogs bringing them in after laying on the lawn all day, I realized it was a losing battle and I was missing the woods- couldn't even shoot on my back 40 range without finding 1/2 dozen or so crawling on me!
Toyed with the idea of getting some guinea hens ( again) to patrol the perimeter but they only end up as dinner for the coyotes...that's when I 'discovered' permetherin, thankfully.