05/03/2026
📢 Tick Awareness Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases and provide prevention tips as temperatures rise and people start spending more time outdoors. 🕷️ Here are some tips to keep you and your family safe.
✔️ Dress Smart and Use Repellent
When heading into potential tick habitats, take proactive measures to prevent bites. Wear Light-Colored Clothing: This makes it easier to spot small, crawling ticks before they attach. Cover Up: Wear long sleeves, long pants, and tuck your pants into your socks to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs. Use EPA-Registered Repellents: Use bug sprays containing DEET or Picaridin on your skin, and treat clothing and gear with permethrin.
✔️ Perform "Tick Checks" Immediately
Always do a full-body check on yourself, children, and pets immediately after being outdoors, especially if you have been in grassy, wooded, or leaf-littered areas. Ticks are tiny and like to hide in "nooks and crannies".
✔️ Create a "Tick-Safe Zone" at Home
Ticks don't just live in the woods; they can be in your backyard. Make your home less inviting to them: Mow Lawns Frequently: Keep your grass and landscaping well-trimmed. Remove Leaf Litter: Clear tall grasses, brush, and leaf litter around your home. Create Barriers: Place a 3-foot wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between your lawn and wooded areas to restrict tick migration. Professional Pest Control: Our professional applications create a protective barrier around your property to help keep ticks away from your family and pets.
If you find a tick, remove it promptly with fine-tipped tweezers by pulling straight up, do not twist, and watch for symptoms like a rash or fever in the following weeks.
