Ticks in Phoenix, AZ
Ixodidae (family)
Ticks bring disease risk to pets and people. Learn how to spot an infestation and how Antidote Pest Solutions treats yards in the West Valley.
Notes: From a Phoenix, AZ Exterminator
Appearance
Ticks are small, flat, oval arachnids that range from the size of a sesame seed to a small grape once engorged with blood. The brown dog tick, the species most common in Arizona homes and yards, is reddish-brown and can complete its entire life cycle indoors.
Harborage
Unlike in many states, Arizona's brown dog ticks thrive indoors — hiding in carpet edges, baseboards, pet bedding, and cracks in walls, in addition to shaded yards and dog runs.
Are They Dangerous?
Ticks are vectors for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and other tick-borne illnesses that affect both pets and people. Because brown dog ticks can establish large indoor populations quickly, an infestation can escalate fast.
Treatment
Tick infestations require treating the yard, the home's interior, and often coordinating with your veterinarian for pet treatment simultaneously. Antidote Pest Solutions builds a full-property plan to break the life cycle. Talk to one of Antidote Pest's Service Pro's to protect your family and pets.
Prevention Tips
Keep grass mowed short and remove leaf litter and brush piles from the yard; Treat pets with a vet-recommended tick preventative
Check pets, children, and yourself after time in grassy or wooded areas
Create a barrier of gravel or wood chips between lawn and wooded or brushy areas
Keep woodpiles and yard debris away from the house
Discourage wildlife like rodents that can carry ticks into the yard
Behavioral Notes
Ticks find hosts through a behavior called 'questing,' where they climb to the tip of grass or brush and wait with their front legs outstretched to grab onto a passing animal or person.
A tick can go over a year without feeding between life stages, surviving on a single blood meal from a previous host while it waits for its next opportunity.
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