A pesticide designed to kill ticks is sometimes called an acaricide. Acaricides can be very effective in reducing tick populations. If properly timed, a single application at the end of May or beginning of June can reduce tick populations by 68-100%.
The final Hot Lunch Mix of the season with the Chosen Few DJs takes place October 7 under the Picasso in Daley Plaza from noon to 1pm. All summer long, The Chosen Few DJs have played lunchtime gigs outdoors at Daley Plaza on the first Wednesday of the month for something they call the Hot Lunch Mix. October 7 marks the final lunchtime jam of the season, so head down to Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington) in Downtown Chicago under the Picasso for the last blow out from noon to 1pm.
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK The granddaddy of all urban parks, with 250 acres of lawns, 150 acres of lakes and streams, and 80 acres of woodlands, including ballfields, playgrounds, bridges, monuments, and sculptures 212-310-6600, www.centralparknyc.org GRANT PARK, CHICAGO The Windy Cityâs favorite playground, with 319 acres including Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Museum Campus 312-742-3918, www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/grant-park