The 2022 tick season is here in Pennsylvania, and from what we've seen so far, their population is higher than ever before. It's important to start taking steps toward protecting you, your family, your pets, your employees, and your customers from their bites.

Start by keeping your lawn in tip-top shape. This means making sure your lawn is mowed regularly and that it remains free of debris. You also want to create barriers around certain areas on your property to help restrict tick migration. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, you should hire a professional pest control company for the best protection. Continue reading to learn more about what you can do to keep your property safe from ticks this year!

Keep your lawn in pristine condition to reduce the places ticks can hide.

Pristine lawn with dark green grass near a home in Harleysville, PA.

Ticks prefer humid and dense vegetation where they can hide, which means you can help deter them from your property by keeping your lawn in pristine condition. You can do that by regularly mowing your lawn and keeping your bushes and shrubs trimmed. This will decrease the number of areas that ticks can hide on your property. Additionally, you’ll want to maintain a clean yard by removing any debris from your lawn. Ticks tend to seek shelter underneath piles of leaves or even among fallen branches and wood. If you do have any wood on your lawn, make sure it’s neatly stacked in a dry area to reduce the chance that ticks will find their way to them.

Create barriers around your property to restrict tick movement.

Another way you can prepare for tick season this year is by creating barriers around certain areas on your property. You want to make sure areas like playgrounds, patios, decks, and wooded areas are at least 3 feet away from your lawn. Barriers can be made from a lot of different materials, but we suggest gravel or wood chips because ticks do not like to travel across these. 3-foot barriers will help prevent ticks from traveling to places where you, your family, and your guests like to hang out.

Hire a pest control professional to control the tick population on your property.

Tick and flea control sign in a yard near Souderton, Pennsylvania.

While the methods outlined above will help deter ticks from finding their way to your property, scheduling treatments from a professional pest control company is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones; especially because the tick population is so large this year!

Many tick control programs include multiple treatments throughout the year, meaning your property will stay protected without the worry of the product wearing off. Additionally, pest control professionals will also assess your property when they come to visit and help you identify any problem areas that can end up attracting ticks to your home or business.

If you have a pet that regularly uses the lawn, be sure to find a pest control company that uses all-natural products.

Protect your property from ticks this year! Call us to enroll in our tick control program.

Protect yourself, your family, your pets, your employees, and your customers this tick season by signing up for professional tick treatments. At Green Grass Lawncare, Inc., our tick control program includes 6 treatments from mid-spring to early fall to ensure they stay off your property throughout the entire tick season. The products we use will also protect your property against fleas!

We proudly offer our services to commercial, HOA, and residential properties in the Telford, PA area, including surrounding areas like Souderton, Harleysville, Quakertown, Perkasie, and Doylestown. Call us today at (215) 723-1034 to sign up for our flea and tick control program!