How should I remove an attached tick?

Fine tipped tweezers close to the skin, steady upward pressure, no twisting. Save it in a sealed bag in case symptoms follow.

Is the whole yard a risk?

Usually not. Open sunny lawn is low risk. The margins, leaf litter and shaded edges are where they concentrate.

Do pets bring them inside?

Routinely. A tick carried in on a dog can attach to someone else in the house.

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Is this what you are looking at?

Ticks attach and feed, so they are usually found rather than seen moving. Size varies enormously with species and feeding stage: a nymph can be the size of a poppy seed, which is why they are missed. If you remove one, keeping it in a sealed bag helps with identification if symptoms appear later.

Also called: deer ticks, dog ticks, blacklegged ticks

Where they actually are

Ticks do not jump or fly. They wait on vegetation and transfer to whatever brushes past, which is why yard edges and woodland boundaries matter far more than open lawn.

tall grass and yard edges
leaf litter
the boundary where lawn meets woodland
ground cover and low shrubs
wood piles
on pets, which carry them indoors

Why the can from the hardware store does not work

General yard sprays applied everywhere mostly miss the margins where ticks actually are, and they do nothing about the mice and deer that carry them onto the property in the first place.

What a contractor actually does

A contractor will treat the yard margins, leaf litter and shaded transition zones rather than the open lawn, and will advise on habitat changes such as clearing leaf litter and creating a barrier between lawn and woodland.

Ticks transmit disease, so this is worth handling during the season rather than deferring, particularly where children or pets use the yard daily.

Questions people ask on the call

How should I remove an attached tick?: Fine tipped tweezers close to the skin, steady upward pressure, no twisting. Save it in a sealed bag in case symptoms follow.
Is the whole yard a risk?: Usually not. Open sunny lawn is low risk. The margins, leaf litter and shaded edges are where they concentrate.
Do pets bring them inside?: Routinely. A tick carried in on a dog can attach to someone else in the house.

Where ticks come up most

Climate decides a great deal of this. These are cities in the regions where this one is among the most common calls.

Also common: Termites , Ants , Fleas , Carpenter Ants

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