Put your back yard on a tick control schedule with On Target Tick Control. Autumn is a good time to start eliminating the black legged tick from your property. We are On Target Tick Control, the leading tick exterminator serving Newtown and western CT. Late fall is peak season for the adult deer tick population. Tick infestations in southern New England have become increasingly more prevalent in the recent years. Changes in land use, increased local deer population, an abundant rodent population, and some ecological factors have contributed to a surge in the number of deer ticks lurking in our eastern Connecticut woods.
Deer Ticks not only carry the dreaded Lyme Disease, they have been found to carry the Powassan virus. The virus is very rare, although cases are on the rise. Lyme is a bacterial illness, but Powassan is a flavivirus, a genus of virus that also causes West Nile virus and Dengue fever. The worst news is that there is currently no cure for Powassan. Because Powassan is rare, the symptoms may be hard to pin on this disease.
To quote Jorge Parada, MD, medical advisor for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) from Loyola University, “To prevent contracting Powassan, make sure to be on your guard against ticks.” Parada advises: “What’s better than a cure is don’t catch it. So even when the weather’s good and you want to go out and hike in shorts, the truth is, long pants and tucking your pants into your socks will protect you from tick bites.”
On Target Tick can eliminate tick populations where they hide. Did you know that seventy percent of ticks can be found nine feet from where the woods meet your yard? Ticks prefer to lie in shady areas of the lawn because they dry up in the sun. Ticks thrive in a humid environment, and live at the edges of woods, in the leaf litter around your yard, around stone walls, in lawns and gardens, and in brushy areas preferred by their hosts. If you interrupt their route into your back yard, you may lessen their numbers. As a Tick Control company, our mission is protecting family and pets from ticks and tick-borne illnesses. When you are concerned about ticks and the diseases they may carry, call On Target Tick Control. 203-746-6638.
Call On Target Tick Control when you want no more ticks in your yard. As a Connecticut Tick Control company, we have helped hundreds of home owners concerned about the tick population around their homes. Ticks have a multi-stage life cycle and depends upon multiple hosts. The white-footed mouse, white tailed deer, chipmunks, squirrels and birds are unwitting hosts of these dangerous arachnids. They happily hitch a ride on their hosts until they drop onto you. They will lie in wait in a moist shady spot until you, your pet, or your child happen by.
