We just moved to Ohio from Florida and I can relate - the fleas and ticks down there are AWEFUL! If you have water in your backyard (lake, river, etc), you can almost guarantee you'll have ticks. We have a lake and a swimming pool at our house there (unfortunately it's still for sale!) and we constantly were battling ticks. I'm sure the pool with all it's clorine was not the cause but the lake did not help! Be sure to trim all your trees and bushes up from the ground - especially where the dogs hang out. We used Frontline year round and it didn't help much - we sprayed the house and yard constantly until we were glowing - it's a bad FL thing. Goodluck!
Marianne (new here)