Protect your family, and your pets.

Ticks ride into your home on pets and on any wildlife that passes through your yard, like deer, rabbits, raccoons, and rodents. Pets that spend time outside or interact with other animals can easily bring ticks indoors, where they then move onto people and furniture.

Ticks wait in tall grass, brush, and leaf litter for a host to pass by. Shaded, humid areas around the edges of your yard are ideal habitat, and the more overgrowth you have, the more ticks your yard can support.

Hiking, camping, and time in tick-prone areas can bring ticks home on clothing, shoes, or gear. Once inside, they can survive on pet bedding, carpets, or upholstery until they find a host, so even one tick can become a bigger problem.

You can cut tick numbers a lot by managing the yard: short grass, no leaf litter, and a buffer between lawn and brush. Keeping pets on a vet-recommended tick preventative is just as important. But once ticks are established in the yard or making it indoors, DIY treatments rarely cover the whole habitat thoroughly enough to break the cycle.

Call a pro if you're finding ticks on pets or family members, spotting them indoors, or live near woods, tall grass, or wildlife. A professional treats the yard habitat where ticks actually live, addresses any indoor activity, and helps you set up the conditions that keep tick pressure down through the season.