Holmdel Tick Control NJ

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Tick prevention and control is a must these days with the many tick-borne pathogens and diseases they carry. At Knockout Mosquito & Tick, we treat Holmdel yards to rid these insects to protect your family and animals.

Ticks typical arrive before the mosquitoes and stay until after they are gone. Ticks normally arrive once ground temperatures are above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Having the right plan in advance is very important to have your yard treated to keep your family and pets safe. Knockout Mosquito & Tick provides the right tick treatment and management program, so give us a call today to discuss.

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Tick-Borne Pathogens and Disease

Ticks are known to carry many pathogens and diseases and spread illnesses. There are ten human diseases ticks carry and spread including Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Anaplasmosis, Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, and tularemia. Due to the major health concerns from tick bites, preventing and treating your yard is a must each year to protect your family and pets.

Some of the symptoms of tick-borne illnesses include fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches. Ticks are one of the most efficient carriers of disease by attaching firmly when sucking blood, feeding slowly and may go unnoticed for a considerable amount of time while feeding.

With Lyme disease from tick bites on the rise, tick prevention is critical to ensure these insects will not harm your family or pets. Let Knockout Mosquito & Tick treat your yard and remove the ticks before they become a problem.

Tick Control and Treatment for Holmdel Homeowners

If you live in Holmdel, New Jersey, tick control and treatment is an absolute must. With the dangers of these insects, your need to be proactive to remove ticks were they live.

Here are a few things you can do to minimize a tick problem:

Keep grass mowed and trees trimmed.
Move wood piles away from the home.
Keep pets out of thickly wooded areas where tick activity is high.
Move swing sets, sandboxes, and other play areas away from wooded areas.
Wear long sleeves and pants when walking in wooded or grassy areas to avoid tick bites.
Wash clothing immediately after coming inside and inspect kids and pets for ticks.

Ticks can't jump and fly, but sit on the grass and shrubs while waiting for hosts. When an animal or person brush up against these surfaces, the tick climbs on the host and attaches. To avoid having ticks in your yard, let Knockout Mosquito & Tick treat your yard with our tick barrier spray targeting the areas ticks live.

If you live in or around Holmdel, Contact Knockout Mosquito & Tick for All Your Tick Control

To avoid the host being you, let us be your defense against tick-borne illnesses. Call, text, or complete our contact form to receive your free quote.

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How Ticks Spread Disease

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne - Oct 21

Most ticks go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After hatching from the eggs, ticks must eat blood at every stage to survive. Ticks that require this many hosts can take up to 3 years to complete their full life cycle, and most will die because they don’t find a host for their next feeding.

Some tick species, like the brown dog tick, prefer to feed on the same host during all life stages.

Ticks can feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Most ticks prefer to have a different host animal at each stage of their life, as shown below:

The lifecycle of Ixodes scapularis ticks generally lasts two years. During this time, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. After the eggs hatch, the ticks must have a blood meal at every stage to survive. Blacklegged ticks can feed from mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The ticks need a new host at each stage of their life.

The lifecycle of Ixodes pacificus ticks generally lasts three years. During this time, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. After the eggs hatch, the ticks must have a blood meal at every stage to survive. Blacklegged ticks can feed from mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The ticks need a new host at each stage of their life.

How ticks find their hosts

Ticks find their hosts by detecting animals´ breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture, and vibrations. Some species can even recognize a shadow. In addition, ticks pick a place to wait by identifying well-used paths. Then they wait for a host, resting on the tips of grasses and shrubs. Ticks can’t fly or jump, but many tick species wait in a position known as "questing".

While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first pair of legs outstretched, waiting to climb on to the host. When a host brushes the spot where a tick is waiting, it quickly climbs aboard. Some ticks will attach quickly and others will wander, looking for places like the ear, or other areas where the skin is thinner.

Ticks transmit pathogens that cause disease through the process of feeding.

Depending on the tick species and its stage of life, preparing to feed can take from 10 minutes to 2 hours. When the tick finds a feeding spot, it grasps the skin and cuts into the surface.

The tick then inserts its feeding tube. Many species also secrete a cement-like substance that keeps them firmly attached during the meal. The feeding tube can have barbs which help keep the tick in place.

Ticks also can secrete small amounts of saliva with anesthetic properties so that the animal or person can’t feel that the tick has attached itself. If the tick is in a sheltered spot, it can go unnoticed.

A tick will suck the blood slowly for several days. If the host animal has a bloodborne infection, the tick will ingest the pathogens with the blood.

Small amounts of saliva from the tick may also enter the skin of the host animal during the feeding process. If the tick contains a pathogen, the organism may be transmitted to the host animal in this way.

After feeding, most ticks will drop off and prepare for the next life stage. At its next feeding, it can then transmit an acquired disease to the new host.