How to Make Your Spotsylvania Tick Control Work Even Better

Spring and summer are great times to enjoy the great outdoors, but it’s also the time when ticks come out in full force. As small and unassuming as these parasites may be, they pose a serious threat to both your outdoor living experience and your health. Defending against Lyme disease in Virginia, for example, is an important consideration. In addition to the powerful professional tick control found at Mosquito Squad, there are a few things you can do to implement tick control in your yard and make sure these tiny arachnids don't ruin your spring and summer fun.

Spotsylvania tick control tips for your home

Mowing the grass is one of the easiest tick control measures you can take. Ticks thrive in long grasses and unkempt landscaping, so by regularly mowing your lawn, you’re making it less likely for them to reside in your yard. When ticks are unable to grab onto you from their perch atop a blade of grass, they have to work much harder to seek out your person. Removing yard clutter is another effective way to defend against ticks. Ticks feed on the blood of the tiny birds and mammals that frequent your yard, and they like to use sheltered areas for their nests. By removing branches, leaves, and other debris from your yard, you’re reducing a tick’s available habitat and making it less likely that it will settle on your property.

Physical barriers can also be useful for tick control. If you can, install a roughly three-foot perimeter of gravel, stone, or cedar wood chips around your lawn and garden to make it more difficult for ticks to stroll onto your property. Ticks struggle to move beyond these kinds of simple barriers, and these additions can also be an aesthetically pleasing component of your yard.

Tick control in Spotsylvania from the seasoned experts

While these landscaping tricks can help discourage ticks from living in your yard, they usually aren't enough to reduce the risk sufficiently. The very best way to ensure you are defended from ticks is with the help of professionally applied tick control. Mosquito Squad has been defending customers against ticks for nearly two decades with the use of our tick barrier treatments. Only requiring reapplications every two to three weeks, our treatments are guaranteed to dramatically reduce the tick population on your property.

Tick control is essential for an outdoor living season where you need not worry about ticks. While there are many things you can do yourself to defend against ticks, professional tick control is the most effective way to make sure you’re defended. With Spotsylvania tick control from Mosquito Squad of Central VA, you can rest easy knowing that your outdoor living spaces are powerfully defended. Give us a call at (804) 409-2710.