“It seems that there is finally a good use for the terrible weed that I’ve known as “bamboo grass”, Microstegium vimineum.

“A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology showed that the grass can reduce tick habitat when it invades an area. It dramatically increased tick mortality for both the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). The study investigators predict that areas invaded by this weed will have less ticks and therefore reduced risk for disease transmission. “

see Exotic Grasses and Ticks