Tick Control

No one wants to spend their summer worrying about ticks, which are known carriers of vector-borne illnesses like Lyme disease. It only takes one bite for these diseases to spread and that's worrisome. But that is also why having a tick control plan in place is crucial for property management companies, as well as homeowners.

Luckily, the team at Emergency Environmental Control are experts in tick prevention and treatment. Rest easy this tick season, knowing you have the best service available for pest control. Get tick control on Long Island you can count on with Emergency Environmental Control. When you get regular monthly inspections and treatments during tick season, your property may remain tick-free all year long. Contact us today to get started with our tick control services.

Get Tick Control

When you reach out, we can go over your exact situation and come up with a suitable solution. Located in St. James, our services are available for clients across Long Island. Other pest control services we provide include termites, bees, and roaches. 

Step-by-Step Tick Control

Monthly inspections and treatments during peak tick season help keep populations down for more peace of mind. When you work with Emergency Environmental Control, here is what you can expect when it comes to tick control:

1. When you schedule your tick inspection, our team will walk the area and recommend the best treatment options for your home or property.
2. When it is time for your tick control service, we will identify the areas that need treatment. Our team will move any toys, pet bowls, and lawn furniture out of the way and make sure to avoid water sources and gardens before we spray your yard for ticks.
3. Treatment will be applied to areas where ticks reside, which includes tall grass, weeds, overgrown areas, footpaths, walking trails and if the property has transition zones where the lawn borders a forest.
4. Once we apply the treatment, we will make recommendations to create a tick-safe zone through landscaping. This includes keeping the grass cut short and trimming vegetation more frequently.
5. Tick control applications can last anywhere from four to six weeks. We will make sure to schedule your next inspection before we leave.

About Tick Prevention

Tick prevention is vital to enjoying a pest-free summer. When you are outdoors, it is best to keep exposed skin to a minimum by wearing long pants, long sleeves, close-toed shoes, and tucking pant legs into your socks or shoes. However, this can be difficult during the hot and humid summers on Long Island. When it comes to tick infestation, tick control is crucial. If you are dealing with tick issues, then wearing an EPA-registered repellent and light-colored clothing can help repel ticks and allow you to spot them easily.

Aside from the professional tick control from EEC, you will want to create a tick-safe zone. You can do this by following these couple tips.

1. Cutting all tall grass and trimming vegetation along trails and walking paths. This will make your property less desirable for ticks.
2. Keep vegetation, such as vines, away from the exterior of the home to prevent ticks from finding their way indoors.
3. Remove wood or rock piles, trash, and seed waste to discourage animals that are hosts for ticks from entering your property.

Tick Control for Residential Properties

Your yard should be a place where your family can enjoy spending time outdoors. Unfortunately, a property with a favorable tick habitat can make outdoor activities less appealing.

Residential tick control can help reduce tick activity in areas where your family and pets spend time, including lawns, paths, recreational areas, and the edges of wooded properties.

Regular inspections and appropriately timed treatments can be particularly useful during periods of increased tick activity. EEC can evaluate your Long Island property and recommend a treatment schedule based on its conditions and your specific concerns.

Commercial and Property Management Tick Control

Tick control isn't only a concern for Long Island homeowners. Property managers and commercial property owners may also need to address tick activity around outdoor areas used by employees, residents, customers, or visitors.

Emergency Environmental Control provides pest control services for residential and commercial properties throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. The company also works with property management companies across Long Island. A professional tick control program can help property managers identify potential tick habitats and establish a regular inspection and treatment schedule. Keeping commercial properties safe from ticks.

Tick Control FAQs

Why are ticks dangerous?

According to the CDC, ticks can carry several harmful diseases with Lyme disease being the most notable of the bunch. When an infected tick bites and latches onto you or your pet, it can transmit the disease, too.

When is tick control most important?

Tick activity can vary throughout the year, but Long Island property owners should be particularly attentive during seasons when people and pets are spending more time outdoors. Spring, summer, and fall outdoor activities can increase opportunities for people and pets to encounter ticks. Maintaining your landscaping, checking for ticks after outdoor activities, and considering professional tick control can all be part of a comprehensive prevention strategy.

How do you repel ticks?

Natural tick repellents have not been scientifically proven to be effective. Products that contain DEET, Picaridin, and Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus tend to serve as the best tick repellents, according to the CDC. However, these are pseudo measures and do not get at the heart of the problem. When you turn to Emergency Environmental Control, we will work with you to come up with the best tick control methods for your property.

Where does tick control treatment get applied?

Treatment is generally focused on areas where ticks are likely to reside or where people and pets are likely to encounter them. This can be tall grass, weeds, overgrown areas, footpaths, walking trails, and lawn-to-wooded-area transition zones as treatment areas.

How often should tick control be performed?

The appropriate frequency of tick control depends on the property, environmental conditions, level of tick activity, and the treatment approach being used. Some tick control applications can last approximately four to six weeks, but we recommend scheduling a final inspection before leaving the property.

Regular inspections during periods of increased tick activity can help identify changes in tick pressure and determine whether additional treatment is appropriate. Instead of relying on a single application, a recurring inspection and treatment program can provide a more consistent approach to managing tick activity around a property.