Ways to Avoid Tick Bites

If you’ve checked the news in recent years, chances are you’ve heard about the tick problems that have caused serious health concerns across much of the Eastern United States. Ticks are pretty common in the South, where there is ample foliage for them to hide and wait for passing hosts to latch onto, and they’re becoming even more widespread. Due to changes in typical environmental conditions, tick populations have consistently grown over the past two decades, and so has the rate of tick-borne diseases. Indeed, experts estimate that tick-borne diseases have more than doubled in transmission frequency in the last two decades as a result of these swelling populations. Sadly, this means our outdoor lifestyles and health are at risk when these parasites wander onto our properties, making tick control an important consideration.

Fortunately, there are a few things you can do on your own, too. For example, wearing long pants and long sleeves will keep ticks from immediately latching onto your skin, giving you time to identify if a tick has made it onto your person. Also, you can reduce tick habitat by consistently maintaining your yard by removing yard waste, trimming long grasses and untamed bushes, and creating a mulch or gravel perimeter around your property to dissuade ticks from crawling into your yard.

Professional Chattanooga Tick Control for Best Results

While DIY tick control efforts can help, they don’t compare to professional tick control. In tandem with expert help, however, DIY efforts can enhance these services! At Mosquito Squad, we take pride in providing industry-leading tick control treatments that are guaranteed effective. Lasting three weeks at a time and expected to dramatically reduce the tick population on your property, tick control in Chattanooga is an excellent way to fight back against ticks and the diseases they may be carrying. Ticks threaten our outdoor happiness and can affect our long-term health, highlighting the importance of professional tick control from your local experts.

Mosquito Squad is Your Source for Chattanooga Tick Control

At Mosquito Squad, we’ve worked for two decades to provide our neighbors with exceptional pest control options, and we’re happy to offer the same services to you. With our help, you can return to your outdoor spaces without constant concern regarding ticks.

Long clothing and yard maintenance help, but the best way to keep ticks away is with expert Chattanooga tick control from our team at Mosquito Squad. Give us a call today at (423) 403-3513 to learn more about us and what we can do for you!