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year-round tick control for your home and yard
Finding a tick in your home is enough reason to call us. A single bite can transmit Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, or Ehrlichiosis. One tick is all it takes.
After a call, we inspect both inside and outside your home and put together a plan based on what we find. Every visit is backed by our Pest-Free Guarantee: if ticks return, we come back at no charge.
For year-round tick control, call us or request a free inspection online.
are ticks dangerous?
In the United States, there are 90 species of ticks—a handful of which can carry and transmit harmful diseases. Ticks are able to spread diseases through their bites. They pass along bacteria, parasites, and viruses—most of which result in flu-like symptoms. Diseases caused by ticks include Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, Heartland virus, Colorado tick fever, Babesiosis, and more.
Signs of a tick-borne disease include:
- Neck stiffness
- Fever
- Headache
- A red spot or rash near the bite site
- Weakness
- Sore joints or muscles
- Chills
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Nausea
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, first seek medical attention. Then, call the professionals at proof. Pest Control. Our highly trained pest control team will provide a thorough, complimentary inspection of your home and a detailed treatment plan.
what should i do if i find a tick in my home?
The absolute best thing to do if you find a tick in your home is to pick it up with toilet paper and flush it down the toilet. This is because their bodies are quite hard, which means they are likely to survive being stepped on. You don’t want to run the risk of failing to eliminate a tick and allowing it to latch onto you or your pets.
If you find one biting you, don’t use your fingers to try and remove it. Use a pair of tweezers to remove the tick and then flush it down the commode.
Once you are safe, we recommend calling in a team of experts to inspect your home. While tick infestations are rare, we want to do everything we can to be sure you are out of harm’s way.
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where do ticks like to hide?
Only a few species of ticks can survive indoors. These ticks often enter a home by attaching to humans or animals while they are outside. They like to stay latched to humans or dogs in order to maintain access to a blood source. Ticks are often found in areas of the body such as the groin, underarms, inside ears, in hair, inside belly buttons, and behind knees.
While some species of ticks can live indoors, most of them prefer to stay outdoors.
You may find ticks in these areas of your yard:
- Overgrown shrubs
- Piles of wood
- Storage sheds
- Doghouses
- High grassy areas
- Piles of leaves
- Stone walls
- Bird feeders
tick control for your yard
Most ticks your family encounters never make it indoors. They linger along fence lines and in the dense ground cover at the edge of your yard, waiting. That’s where our treatment starts.
Yard treatment starts at the perimeter. Our technicians work fence lines, ground-level cover, and the transition zones where lawn meets landscaping. Patios and play areas get priority. Follow-up visits are scheduled through tick season to keep coverage consistent.
Dealing with fleas too? We can combine both into a single service plan.
what our tick control service includes
Before we treat anything, we inspect. We look for dense ground cover, wood piles, and the low spots along fence lines where ticks tend to accumulate. What we find shapes the treatment plan.
Ticks come back, and so do we. Every service includes our Pest-Free Guarantee: if they return between visits, we come back at no charge. Year-round coverage isn’t a marketing promise. It’s the standard.
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