Besides the protection means (which are unfortunately necessary as some diseases [not lyme] transmit in minutes), a big problem is the nymphs which can be small

Besides the protection means (which are unfortunately necessary as some diseases [not lyme] transmit in minutes), a big problem is the nymphs which can be smaller than a poppy seed, and are the most likely of the tick lifecycle to transmit diseases. If you have a lot of little moles, these buggers are hard to spot: https://www.healthline.com/health/poppyseed-size-ticks-spread-lyme-disease https://www.healthline.com/health/poppyseed-size-ticks-sprea...