Deer tick management and extermination is what On Target Tick Control does best. If you have a back yard, kids and family pets in the Newtown CT area, we can make your property safe to play in again. Enjoying the outdoors without worrying about deer ticks is important to nature lovers, pet owners, hikers and parents. On Target Tick Control is western CT’s leading tick exterminator. Because many of us live in heavily wooded areas, habitat for white tailed deer and the white footed mouse, we have cause for concern. The deer tick and mouse serve as hosts for the tick, and are vectors for the spread of Lyme Disease and other illnesses.
As the leading tick exterminator in your area, On Target Tick Control dislikes ticks as much as you do. Ticks survive the winter in a variety of ways, but do not go away just because it is cold. Depending on the species and stage in their life cycle, ticks survive the winter months by going dormant or latching onto a host. Snow insulates dormant ticks, which are protected by the layer of debris. Or, in the case of soft-shell ticks, they survive by staying underground in burrows or dens.
Did you know that seventy percent of ticks can be found nine feet from where the woods meet your yard? The deer tick hides where his hosts are likely to pass by. 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. If you interrupt their route into your back yard, you may lessen their numbers.
Ticks in Connecticut spread Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, Human granulocytic anaplasmosis/ehrlichiosis, and the rare but deadly Powassan virus. 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 identify this disease
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.
