Tick Prevention Information

 Our treatment methods:

Backwoods Pest Solutions offers one time services and customized programs. We utilize a truck mounted sprayer with 400ft of hose to treat wood lines, fence lines, lawns, and ornamental plants as needed. To obtain the highest level tick management usually requires several treatments spaced out averaging every 8-10 weeks starting around May and going thru October weather permitting.

In order to assist in planning a tick treatment program that’s right for you, we will schedule a property assessment that will be based upon the fundamentals of Integrated Pest Management. The outside property inspection will consist of identifying potential breeding sites, coming up with a plan for source reduction, and identifying the best treatment options to obtain the level of tick control your looking to achieve.

Protect Yourself:

  • Wear light colored clothing (spotting a tick is easier)

  • Pants should be tucked into socks

  • Shirts should be tucked into waistband

  • Use an approved insect repellent when outdoors

  • When outside walking stay on trails

  • Avoid areas known to have a high tick population

  • Use an insect repellent when you are going to be outdoors (Check with your pediatrician before applying repellents to children younger than two (2) years of age)

  • Wash all clothing before wearing again

Reduce the Tick Population on Your Property:

  • Discourage rodent and deer activity

  • Remove leaf litter

  • Keep grass mowed and well groomed

  • Remove yard clippings (mowed grass piles, brush)

  • Move firewood piles and bird feeders away from the house

  • Relocate children’s play areas away from woodland edge

  • Examine and repair the masonry of stonewalls

  • Create “Tick-Safe Zones” (wood chip/ground buffer – ticks dehydrate in this environment)

Removing a Tick:

  • Remove a tick as soon as possible from the body

  • Prompt removal of a tick is critical

  • Use tweezers

  • Get as close to the skin’s surface around the tick’s head

  • Grasp by closing the tweezers

  • Pull the tick up slowly and steadily with evenly applied pressure

  • Slow, even and steady pressure will help to keep the mouthparts intact

  • Do not twist or jerk the tick as the mouthparts can remain attached

  • Once removed, disinfect and cleanse the wound site

  • If you think you have Lyme disease contact your physician