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Tick yard treatment12/29/2023 ![]() since all of the wintertime snow is long gone, treatment for our area can usually be done earlier. While May is the ideal time for most of the U.S. Knowing this, the best time to treat your yard for ticks is during the spring. By late summer and early fall, the nymphs will be fully-grown adults who love to feed on humans and other large mammals. The larvae hatch after a few weeks and eventually shed into nymphs, which are young adults. When to Treat Your Yardĭeer ticks, the most common type found in the U.S., lay their eggs in March and April. ![]() When should you treat your yard for ticks? What are the best treatment options? We have the answers for you. To protect yourself from ticks, it is essential to treat your yard to reduce your risk. Ticks not only latch onto their hosts and feed off their blood, but they also carry potentially life-threatening diseases like Lyme disease. As springtime approaches and you spend more time outdoors, the greater chances you have of bringing home a tick. ![]() After the application is complete, a sign designating a pest control application has occurred will be placed in the yard stating when we were there, the re-entry period, and when the homeowner can take the sign down.Florida’s mild weather makes pest control a year-round issue. During the application, we ask that all people and pets remain indoors, that all windows and doors are closed, as well as any toys or food be put away. After surveying the property for any potential hazards or issues, the application starts. We will knock on the door to let you know we are on the property and be able to answer any questions or concerns you may have. The average application takes anywhere from 15-30 minutes. While on the property you will see technicians with our logo on both their hat, shirt and vehicle. Usually within a week we will be back to apply the first application. We then provide recommendations on what tick spray program will best fit their particular circumstances. Removing leaf litter, keeping your lawn moved, stacking wood piles neatly, removing bird feeding and removing low lying tree limbs and brush are important tools for maximizing the effects of the tick spray application and reducing the amount of ticks on your property. We walk the property with the homeowner and discuss what they can do to help prevent tick encounters in their yard. The applications are done using methods to reduce impact on pollinators, and our product has been proven safe for bees, butterflies and earthworms!Īt Greener Grounds Tick Control, we are not just offering a tick spray application service, but we also educate the homeowner on what they can do to reduce the tick population on their property. The most effective spray program is a consistent spray program from spring through the fall every 4 weeks. Because ticks won’t move more than 10 feet away from where they are hatched (unless they find a ride), by spraying the first 20 feet into the wood line we are essentially creating a bubble of protection around your yard. We also spray any type of structure that will harbor ticks or rodents such as wood piles, rock walls, perennial gardens and shrubs. Using high powered backpack mist blowers, we are able to get uniform coverage, as well as disturb and turn over leaf litter, exposing the ticks and tick nests to the spray. Leaf litter and low-lying brush/brambles are the main habitat for deer ticks, with the lion’s share of the ticks hanging out in the immediate edge of the woods. In most cases, the largest problem is on the wood line because that is the main habitat for deer ticks. By focusing on the area where the grass meets the wood line, we maximize the amount of ticks that will be killed with the treatment. Using the best and most effective equipment on the market, we do what is called a perimeter tick spray application.
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