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May 30, 2023
Centipedes in Katy can invade your home and cause problems. Here’s the best way to keep these pests away from your property.
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Ticks are a year-round problem in Texas, and it is a problem that comes with many dangers. The diseases ticks are able to spread are pretty scary. Many are deadly, and some can lead to lifelong struggles with medical conditions. It is important to understand this threat because it can be the motivation you need to take the steps required to keep ticks off your property. So, let's begin by briefly talking about tick-borne diseases.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the diseases spread by Texas ticks are: Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, tularemia, tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) and anaplasmosis. Take a few minutes to look at the acute and chronic symptoms for each of these diseases.
When it comes to attractants, you need not be concerned about what ticks are attracted to. They go wherever their host goes. If you want to reduce ticks, you need to reduce attractants that promote wildlife activity around your home. Here are a few examples:
A tick begins its life as a seed tick. This is a six-legged nymph. One field mouse can have as many as 100 seed ticks on its body so, as you can imagine, they're pretty small. Seed ticks prefer small animals like mice and rats. Seed ticks often drop off their first host and look for another, larger host. This is when they take to dogs or cats.
Nymphs wait in tall grass or on vegetation, holding their front legs out. This is called questing. A questing tick will cling to an animal that passes by and climb up to its head, often choosing to get in the ears. This is why tick collars help prevent tick infestations. When the tick crawls under the collar, it is exposed to the tick control product and slowly dies.
When a dog or cat gets into a home, the nymphs often fall off and may find a blood meal from humans living in the home. Some ticks species are more prone to bite humans than others. Lone Star ticks can get onto you and bite you while you're out in the yard. While they don't take humans as hosts, they have no problem as all getting a blood meal from a human.
Licensed pest control professionals know where ticks hide. When these areas are treated with EPA approved products, it can reduce tick populations to zero or near zero in your yard. This alone may be enough to protect you and your family from the threat of ticks. If rodents become an issue and bring ticks directly into your home, professional rodent management may be required for complete protection.
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