Did you know tick bites can happen year round? It’s why you have to be vigilant against these dangerous insects. Let our team help. We offer tick control services across Layton, Ogden, and nearby towns in UT, along with tips and advice on prevention steps you can take. Together, we can bite back against ticks and stop them from attacking your family. Here are some steps we recommend.
Prevention Is Key When It Comes to Tick Control in Layton
If your yard is woody or has a lot of brush, it’s more at-risk for an out-of-control tick infestation. This is because ticks like to hide in shady areas. They’re also brought into lawns on the fur of animals, like deer and mice.
To keep ticks out of your yard and away from your family, make sure you:
- Plant greenery, like lavender, sage, and garlic, around your yard to repel those animals that can carry ticks in.
- Consider erecting a fence or barrier around your yard to stop deer from entering.
- Keep your lawn well-maintained with regular mowing until it goes dormant.
- Cut back any overgrown trees, shrubs, or larger plantings to minimize the amount of shade and places for ticks to hide.
- Eliminate potential mice habitats, like woodpiles and clutter.
When you go inside, make sure you perform a tick check on yourself, your children, and pets. This ensures ticks don’t get into your home and bite when you don’t expect it. Check clothes and skin, including under the arms, around and inside the ears, inside the belly button, in and around the hair, on the back of the knees, and around the waist. You can also dry clothing at a high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on clothing if you’re concerned.
Get Expert Tick Control to Protect Your Lawn & Loved Ones
If you do see a tick, remove it immediately. Don’t panic though. Ticks that carry Lyme disease — deer ticks — tend to live on the East Coast and in the Midwest. However, other types of ticks can transmit different diseases, which is why proactive protection is key. If you’d like a professional partner to help, Lawn Doctor of Ogden-Layton offers powerful tick control through our multi-step Yard Armour® program. We’ll keep ticks in check for the whole season.
We’re happy to provide it in many local areas, including:
- Layton
- Ogden
- Kaysville
- Bountiful
- Syracuse
- And throughout surrounding communities
Get professional tick control from Layton, UT’s leading source: Lawn Doctor of Ogden-Layton. Contact us today to get started.
