Tick Control

Tick Pest Control

Brown Dog Ticks

Brown dog ticks are one of the most widely distributed ticks in the world. There are records of its occurrence on a number of hosts. By far the most common host is the domestic dog, and the brown dog tick is virtually restricted to this host in the Southern California.

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Tick Inspection

Your pest control service will begin with a licensed technician providing a full inspection of your residence and property to identify the tick infestation. During the inspection, your technician will identify potential problem areas around your home and yard. After the source of the problem areas have been identified, your technician will point out other potential areas ticks may be found and offer steps you can take to reduce future tick infestations. Your technician will create a customized tick treatment plan for year-round protection, using the most effective and environmentally-conscious tick control solutions.

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Tick Pest Control Service

We not only kill and control your current ticks, but help prevent any future tick outbreaks. Most tick infestations originate outside and your technician will focus on the perimeter of the home and outlying areas of the yard. In some cases, ticks may be brought indoors and your technician will look for and treat indoor infestations if found. Future service treatments will be exterior-only, without requiring you to be home or having to worry about scheduling conflicts. Griffin Pest Management offers Monthly, Bi-Monthly and one time tick services with no contract required.

Guaranteed Results

Both the inside and outside of your home are always under warranty. We guarantee your satisfaction between regular scheduled maintenance services. If at any time you find yourself in need of an additional treatment between regular scheduled services, call us and we will return to re-treat your home.

Quick Facts About Ticks

Habits

Under normal circumstances in North America, all feeding stages of the tick feed on dogs. The adults commonly attach to the ears and between the toes, and the larvae and nymphs are often found in hair along the back. When the individuals of each feeding stage become fully engorged, they drop from the host and seek some protected situation in the immediate surroundings. For this reason, all tick life stages may be found behind baseboards, around window and door moldings, or in furniture.

Habitat

Brown dog ticks can be found outdoors in the southern United States during any time of the year, but they are found active outdoors only during the warm months in the northern United States. The female may deposit as many as 5,000 eggs in places such as between boards, under plaster or carpeting, or in other cracks and crevices.

Threats

A home can become heavily infested if the family dog picks up ticks from an infested residence, boarding kennel, open field, or similar place where other infested dogs have been present. Brown dog ticks can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever if left untreated. If you have been bitten by a tick, please report to a medical professional immediately.

Prevention

Argentine ants require a water source. Sealing all cracks and openings around kitchens and bathrooms will cut down on infestations. Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes ants use these branches to get into your home. Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home. Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Ants like to build nests in stacks of wood.