Table of Contents
- What are Ticks?
- Tick Season in Wisconsin
- Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Diseases
- 6 Tips for Preventing Tick Bites
- Tick Prevention for Yard: Tick Control
What are Ticks?
Tick Season in Wisconsin
Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Anaplasmosis: flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, headaches, and sometimes Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea)
Babesiosis: flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, and sometimes Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea)
Lyme Disease: bulls-eye rash found at the area of the tick bite and flu-like symptoms including fever, joint pain, headaches, fatigue, and muscle pain
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If you find a tick on your person, it does not necessarily mean you have one of the illnesses. “Ticks must be attached for a certain number of hours to transmit disease,” Dr. Greg Gauthier says. “For transmission of Lyme disease, the tick would need to be attached for at least 36-48 hours.”
6 Tips for Preventing Tick Bites
Make sure your household pets are treated for ticks. Tick-prevention medication is relatively cheap and easy to obtain for most pets. It is often tied in with flea prevention, which makes it even more valuable.
Wear insect repellent that contains DEET. Spray your feet, legs, pants, and shoes to help deter ticks, mosquitoes, and other pesky bugs.
Wear covered shoes and long pants. While this won’t prevent ticks from latching onto your clothing, there is an additional layer, and it will take ticks longer to find a place to attach themselves.
Tick Check! Inspect your clothing, pets, and yourself for ticks. Ticks like to hide in covered areas, such as armpits, behind knees, hair, ears, and even your belly button.
Take a shower as soon as possible after spending a long time outside. This is also a perfect time to check yourself for ticks!
Wash and dry clothing on high heat to kill any ticks that may have stowed away.
Tick Prevention for Yard: Tick Control
If you are interested in getting your property treated for ticks, give us a call today at 262-242-4390. We are always here to keep your family and pets safe against nuisance and harmful pests.
Remove leaf litter, brush, trash, and debris from your yard
Keep grass short by mowing your lawn frequently
Eliminating outside food sources (pet food, bird feeders, and garbage cans) to prevent wild animals that can carry ticks into your yard
Build fencing around your yard to keep wild animals, especially deer, out