Tick Control and Prevention Treatments: Tick Spray for Yard and Commercial Areas
Finding a tick on your property is enough to make anyone feel anxious and uncomfortable. Ticks are not just a small nuisance — they’re also well-known vectors of diseases that can be a major threat to your family. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ticks carry and transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Powassan virus, Borrelia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
Ticks can be detrimental to your own health and the wellness of your family members and pets. Read on to learn how tick control and prevention methods can reduce the population of these unwanted pests so you can enjoy your outdoor space with peace of mind.
What attracts ticks to your property?
Landscape
Ticks thrive in moist environments. Standing water near wooded areas, as well as leaf piles and firewood stacks, are some of the most common tick attractions; if you live in a wooded neighborhood, you’re more likely to find ticks in your landscaping.
Wildlife
Deer ticks attach to the type of wildlife that they consider their host — which is most commonly deer or mice — to be carried to their next location. If deer roam your property regularly, your likelihood of tick exposure increases.
Where do ticks live?
Ticks are found all over the U.S. but have a larger footprint in heavily wooded regions like the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast. The CDC outlined where ticks are most commonly found:
- American dog tick: East of the Rocky Mountains and certain areas on the Pacific Coast.
- Blacklegged tick, or deer tick: Eastern U.S.
- Brown dog tick: Across the U.S.
- Gulf Coast tick: Coastal areas of the U.S., mostly along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Lone star tick: Southeastern and Eastern U.S.
- Rocky Mountain wood tick: Rocky Mountain states such as Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Utah.
- Western blacklegged tick: Pacific coast, most commonly found in California.