Ticks, fleas, and chiggers are annoying pests that infest our yards, carry disease, hitchhike onto passing pets and people and can be brought inside our homes. Ticks in particular, carry Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Colorado Tick Fever.  The most commonly found species of tick in your backyard are the American dog tick, the black legged deer tick, and the lone star tick. 

Ticks infest areas of tall grass, shrubs, woodland borders and stone walls.  Anywhere you have a cool, damp, and shady location in the yard, expect ticks to be prevalent. Even with a well-manicured mowed lawn, ticks will be at home in the thick, dense turf. Ticks will climb to the tips of the blades of grass, onto shrubs and low hanging tree branches, waiting for the opportunity to latch onto a host for a free meal. 

In order to rid your yard of fleas, ticks, and chiggers, it is important that you treat the entire yard. This includes the turf areas, shrub beds and low hanging tree branches. With the Arbor Masters® fleas, tick, and chigger program, you can take steps to lessen the risk of family and pets being infected with a tick-borne illness.  For best results, treatments should be repeated every 3 weeks when flea, tick, and chigger season is in full swing.

Contact your local Arbor Masters® for a flea, tick and chigger program and keep your yard safe from harmful insects.