Numerous species of ticks can be found across the United States. Different species are common in different regions, and they can spread a variety of serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. The best ways to avoid becoming infected are to take precautions to avoid being bitten and to have a tick control company apply a safe and effective treatment to keep ticks out of your yard.

Wear Long Pants Tucked
into Socks

Ticks will latch onto exposed skin if they’re given the chance. Don’t give them an opportunity. If you plan to go for a hike in the woods, play or relax outdoors, or tackle some yardwork, keeping your skin covered can help you protect yourself. Wear long pants and tuck them into your socks so ticks won’t have any way to get access to your skin.

Avoid Tick-Infested Areas

Whenever possible, avoid putting yourself in areas where you know ticks live. That means you should stay out of shrubs and bushes. If you choose to go for a walk or hike in a wooded area, stay on the trail and away from dense vegetation that is likely to be home to ticks.

Have Your Backyard Treated

Unfortunately, young children and pets don’t understand the dangers that ticks pose and how to avoid them. Having your yard treated by a tick control company can give you peace of mind.

A state-certified technician from Mission Mosquito can apply a plant-based treatment to your yard to keep ticks away. The treatment that we use is completely safe for children and pets and won’t harm them if they return to the yard soon after the product is applied. One treatment can protect your family from ticks for up to 90 days.

You don’t have to be home at the time of treatment. If you need to be elsewhere, a technician can leave a flag on your lawn indicating that a tick treatment was applied and hang an invoice on your door or leave it in the mailbox.

All of Mission Mosquito’s technicians undergo rigorous training and are required to earn a PA Applicator’s license. Call us today at (610) 328-4170 to learn more or to request a free estimate.