Casey Jones is a pest control expert of Loudoun Lawn & Pest Management in Leesburg, VA. According to him, whereas specific baits can be used for mosquito or termite control in Leesburg, there are far fewer methods to determine whether ticks are hiding in a specific wooded area around someone's home.
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Ticks are notoriously good hiders—they will often hide underneath a shed, especially if there is any grass underneath it. They will also hide in bushes, shrubbery, and tall grass—basically any type of shrubbery that is up to two or three feet in the air. The reason for the height limits is because ticks do not like to go very high in the air, although they will climb up in the shrubs, bushes, and things like that.
The Best Way to Search Ticks
Unfortunately, spotting ticks in a backyard is much more difficult than spotting other types of pests. In my experience, the best way to check for ticks is to look on your pets and search them very closely. If your pet has ticks, then there is a good chance that you have ticks hiding on your property. Many people think they can't have ticks since they live in a city or town area—as opposed to a rural area in the woods—but that isn't necessarily the case. Oftentimes, I will handle tick cases for homeowners who live on properties as small as a third of an acre.
The next step is determining how bad the infestation is if ticks are discovered on a pet or even on a human family member. To do this, we will talk with the homeowner to find out how often he is pulling ticks off of his dogs or kids. If someone's kids get ticks on them every time they play outside, then that is obviously a sign that there are probably quite a few ticks in the outside area surrounding the home.
Methods for Keeping Ticks Away
If ticks are discovered on someone's property, there are a number of methods for getting rid of them and keeping them away in the future. While our company offers a number of sprays that can be used to get rid of ticks that are similar to our termite control program for homeowners in Leesburg, there is one great way to prevent ticks that does not cost a dime. That is, always keep your grass cut. Don't let your grass or shrubbery get too high or get too thick.
Keeping grass, shrubbery, and trees trimmed back is the most effective way to prevent ticks from becoming a problem in your yard. In addition, our company offers a monthly program where we will come to a home once a month and spray for ticks in the yard. Our company uses a product called Bifenthrin, and we will come in and do a lawn and ornamental spray as frequently as is needed to control the area and ensure that it remains tick-free.
While I recommend that homeowners get their yards sprayed for ticks once a month through the spring and summer seasons—up until October, usually—they can usually go longer in between appointments during the colder times of the year. During an actual tick-spraying session, we will make sure to cover a person's entire yard, along with all the ornamentals, the bushes, the shrubs, underneath decks, and underneath any sheds that have a raised crawl space where ticks could be hiding.
For clients in Leesburg, the chemicals we use in our tick sprays would not only get rid of the ticks but also control termite, flea, and some other infestations. If it is done properly, using the spray could even help keep mosquitoes down in the surrounding area, which is a major benefit to homeowners who live in more rural areas with excessive amounts of insects and pests.
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Ticks are notoriously good hiders—they will often hide underneath a shed, especially if there is any grass underneath it. They will also hide in bushes, shrubbery, and tall grass—basically any type of shrubbery that is up to two or three feet in the air. The reason for the height limits is because ticks do not like to go very high in the air, although they will climb up in the shrubs, bushes, and things like that.
The Best Way to Search Ticks
Unfortunately, spotting ticks in a backyard is much more difficult than spotting other types of pests. In my experience, the best way to check for ticks is to look on your pets and search them very closely. If your pet has ticks, then there is a good chance that you have ticks hiding on your property. Many people think they can't have ticks since they live in a city or town area—as opposed to a rural area in the woods—but that isn't necessarily the case. Oftentimes, I will handle tick cases for homeowners who live on properties as small as a third of an acre.
The next step is determining how bad the infestation is if ticks are discovered on a pet or even on a human family member. To do this, we will talk with the homeowner to find out how often he is pulling ticks off of his dogs or kids. If someone's kids get ticks on them every time they play outside, then that is obviously a sign that there are probably quite a few ticks in the outside area surrounding the home.
Methods for Keeping Ticks Away
If ticks are discovered on someone's property, there are a number of methods for getting rid of them and keeping them away in the future. While our company offers a number of sprays that can be used to get rid of ticks that are similar to our termite control program for homeowners in Leesburg, there is one great way to prevent ticks that does not cost a dime. That is, always keep your grass cut. Don't let your grass or shrubbery get too high or get too thick.
Keeping grass, shrubbery, and trees trimmed back is the most effective way to prevent ticks from becoming a problem in your yard. In addition, our company offers a monthly program where we will come to a home once a month and spray for ticks in the yard. Our company uses a product called Bifenthrin, and we will come in and do a lawn and ornamental spray as frequently as is needed to control the area and ensure that it remains tick-free.
While I recommend that homeowners get their yards sprayed for ticks once a month through the spring and summer seasons—up until October, usually—they can usually go longer in between appointments during the colder times of the year. During an actual tick-spraying session, we will make sure to cover a person's entire yard, along with all the ornamentals, the bushes, the shrubs, underneath decks, and underneath any sheds that have a raised crawl space where ticks could be hiding.
For clients in Leesburg, the chemicals we use in our tick sprays would not only get rid of the ticks but also control termite, flea, and some other infestations. If it is done properly, using the spray could even help keep mosquitoes down in the surrounding area, which is a major benefit to homeowners who live in more rural areas with excessive amounts of insects and pests.
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