Leave your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. After hours calls will be returned the next business day.
Deer and mice are the main carriers that move ticks from one area to another, often spreading them right into your yard. provides solutions to reduce tick populations in your lawn and help protect your family from bites. Unfortunately, deer are incredibly difficult to keep out of residential properties, even with fencing or deterrents. That…
Ticks can attach to any part of the body, but they prefer warm, hidden spots like armpits, behind the ears, in joints, or in hair. They often crawl upward toward the head. After spending time in tick-prone areas, remove your clothes and use a mirror to check your body carefully for any signs of ticks.…
There are many people who hold a sincere belief that ticks – and tick-related diseases – are fairly recent threats. They remember a childhood blissfully unconcerned about tick bites and unencumbered by tick precautions or tick checks. While burgeoning tick populations are increasing the likelihood of encountering a present-day tick threat, ticks are actually an…
Due to a changing climate, forest management issues, and other factors… tick habitats are expanding, and tick populations are booming. Unfortunately, more ticks mean more instances of tickborne disease. In the past 20 years, cases of some tickborne illnesses have nearly doubled. It seems like it’s impossible to avoid these parasitic arachnids – even in…
The dangers of tick-borne illnesses are well known. We’ve recently posted about Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis… all of which are becoming increasingly common on Long Island. In addition to these tick-vectored diseases, there’s another more immediate danger of a tick bite: the possibility that you may have a tick allergy. What Does an Allergic…
Spring is in the air. Which means it’s not only time to enjoy the warmer weather, but it’s also tick season. Ticks are most active on Long Island during the spring and fall months. This means it is important to dress appropriately when going out in areas where ticks are known to inhabit – as…
When temperatures dip, you may think pest-related threats have ended for the winter. This is true for some pests but not so for ticks. April through October is considered tick season in the northeast United States, but these disease-carrying pests can thrive well into autumn and winter. Ticks are active when temperatures are above 40…
Autumn is prime time to prepare your yard for the winter ahead – to rake up fallen leaves, mulch, plant bulbs, and clear away garden clutter. It’s also an excellent season for spending time in nature: walking through woods ablaze in fall color or sitting around a cozy fire pit. One might think that fall…
When it comes to bugs, not all creepy-crawly critters are created equally. Some bugs are insects, and some are not. Insects are small, six-legged animals, often with wings. Ticks may be small, and some may have six legs when they’re young, but ticks aren’t insects. They’re arachnids and share more characteristics with spiders than ants,…
In 2021, the United States approved the use of a vaccine called TICOVAC or TicoVac for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). People in Europe have been using this vaccine effectively for more than 20 years. Is Tick-Borne Encephalitis in the U.S.? Tick-borne encephalitis is not endemic to the United States. There have only been six patients in…