Managing Flea & Tick Infestations: A New Albany Homeowner's Guide

Take a look out your back door. The great outdoors look pretty innocent, don’t they?

But your backyard is a haven for fleas and ticks. And if you have pets that go outdoors, when they come inside, they can bring those bugs – and all the diseases they carry – with them into your house.

No one wants that. And certainly no one wants to be scared of what could be lurking in their own backyard.

Time to get rid of these pests. When you want to bring in a professional pest control company to help you take back your yard in Tupelo, Oxford & New Albany, MS, you want to choose the right one.

Here are some signs of flea and tick infestations to watch for, along with some tips for controlling flea and tick infestations, and guidance on choosing the right pest control company to help keep these pests out of your yard.

Facts About Fleas & Ticks In Your North MS Yard

We’ll start with fleas. These annoying, wingless insects have long, flat bodies and feed on blood. They commonly infest pets, wild animals, and humans because they serve as a good source of food.

Ticks, however, are arachnids. They are usually dark-colored, ranging from brown to black.

Just like fleas, they seek out blood from animals and humans. What’s more, drinking blood enables them to produce and lay more tick eggs, which makes more ticks.

Here, we’ll point out signs of flea and tick infestations, show you where they hang out in your yard, and review how you can prevent and eliminate them.

How Do You Know If You Have Fleas & Ticks In Your Yard?

Because fleas and ticks can be very hard to spot, you might not realize you have a problem.

If you have pets that spend time outdoors, a significant first sign of a flea infestation is when your dog or cat starts to itch and scratch constantly.

You may also notice that your pet is experiencing hair loss, periods of excessive tiredness, and an irregular appetite. You may even notice that your cat develops red skin and bumps as a result of an allergic reaction to fleas.

Ticks also hitch a ride on your dog’s fur or your pant leg as you’re taking a walk through tall grass. You may not notice this little pest until you get back home and feel something funny on your skin.

Your pets can’t tell you when they feel an unsettling presence, but you can check their skin for ticks when you arrive home and spot them easily. Their small, dark, circular bodies are straightforward to identify. If you don’t see them on your pet, you might later notice symptoms like swelling, pain, nausea, or headache after they’ve been on your skin for a while.

The main concern with fleas and ticks in your yard is that these pests can transmit diseases, some of which may be severe. Ticks are known to spread Lyme disease, while fleas can transmit typhus and cat-scratch fever.

Tick and Flea Infestation Spots: Where Fleas & Ticks Hang Out

When fleas and ticks aren’t feeding on your pets and family, they tend to gather in their preferred spots.

Outdoors, fleas favor shady, cool, and moist areas such as woodpiles, shrubs, and landscaped zones where rodents and small mammals also seek refuge.

Ticks also prefer the shade and hide along wood or brush lines at the perimeters of your yard, as well as in tall grasses, leaf litter, and on tree limbs and branches. All it takes is a brisk walk past where these pests are hiding for them to jump onto you or your pet.

Once fleas and ticks make it from your yard to the people or pets who bring them indoors, they can quickly take root in your carpets and furniture. How can one flea multiply so fast? Female fleas can lay up to 2,000 eggs each.

How to Prevent Flea and Tick Infestations In Your Yard

Start your flea and tick infestation elimination strategy by mowing your lawn regularly.

Keep children’s play sets, sports equipment, and tree and dog houses away from wood or brush lines at the far edges of our property. That way children aren’t always playing in the areas these pests hang out.

When children and pets go exploring in the woods or in areas with tall grasses, make sure they wear insect repellant and long pants and tall socks to cover areas that fleas and ticks can latch on to. You can also inspect them quickly for the pests when they return home.

How Pest Control in North MS Can

Eliminate Fleas & Ticks In Your Yard

Companies that offer pest control in Tupelo, Oxford & New Albany, MS can provide flea and tick control treatments.

You want to hire a pest control company that employs experienced technicians who are trained to identify and address flea and tick problems in your yard.

Lawn & Pest Solutions provides granular prevention for fleas three times a year starting in April with the last treatment in August. This equates to treatments in April, June, and August.

For ticks, specifically, the company employs a mosquito control treatment plan that includes monthly applications from March to October.

Fight Fleas and Ticks With Lawn & Pest Solutions

When tick and flea infestations become severe, they can cause significant distress for you, your pets, and your family.

To manage them effectively, you need to target their common hiding spots—on your pets, within your home, and in your yard.

We recognize that controlling fleas and ticks can be daunting, and Lawn & Pest Solutions aims to help you make the best-informed choice when selecting a pest control provider. We are happy to assist you in comparing different programs and pricing options.

Want to learn more about what it will cost to get those fleas and ticks out of your yrad in Tupelo, Oxford & New Albany, MS? Get started today with a free quote. We’ll review your options together so you can make a great choice.