Lyme disease can produce headaches, fever, and other undesirable symptoms. Without proper Lyme disease treatment, the disease can linger on for years with a wide range of side effects that range from joint pain to memory loss, according to the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. The longer a tick is attached, the higher your chances of being infected. The first symptoms include a bull’s eye rash, followed by flu-like symptoms. Finding the tick and removing it as early as possible is the best way to protect it from bacterial transmission.

Keeping ticks out of your yard means making your yard less attractive to ticks, and also less attractive to animals that carry ticks, like mice and deer. Ticks flourish in damp, shady, brushy, or high grass areas, where they can wait for a person or an animal to pass by. The tick detects carbon dioxide and body warmth and waits for direct contact with a passing person or animal, and then latches on and hitches a ride and a meal. To avoid becoming a tick’s next meal, here are a few ways to help prevent a tick infestation in and around your home.

Tick infestations are dangerous to the health of your loved ones and pets, so it is best to seek treatment immediately. If you think you have a tick infestation,  contact Local Exterminator, Inc. today! We have the knowledge and experience to treat a tick infestation correctly to keep you and your pets tick-free this season, so call today for a free consultation.