Boise Homeowners’ Secret To Successful Flea And Tick Control

How Fleas And Ticks Are Similar Pests

When pest control professionals talk about flea and tick control, they often talk about them together because the two pests share a handful of similarities.

• Both fleas and ticks cause health issues and transmit diseases.
• Both insects are parasitic and feed on the blood of their host.
• Fleas and ticks cause similar irritating bites.
• Pets are overwhelmingly affected by these pests.
• Most treatments and products used to control one pest will work on the other.

Flea pest control and tick pest control are equally important. These pests are known to cause some pretty terrible illnesses and health conditions. Although most can be treated with modern medicine now, there once was a time these pests rapidly spread disease and introduced the world to the bubonic plague in the 14th century.

How Fleas And Ticks Are Similarly Dangerous

Fleas and ticks are dangerous because they spread disease. Although they are not born with these diseases, fleas and ticks pick up pathogens, parasites, and germs through contact with an infected host. When fleas and ticks bite, they transmit their DNA to the new host, and that is how diseases are spread. Diseases you can pick up from fleas include:

• Plague
• Murine typhus
• Tungiasis
• Tularemia
• Bartonellosis
• Tapeworm

Diseases you can pick up from ticks:

• Lyme disease
• Anaplasmosis
• Ehrlichiosis
• Babesiosis
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Fleas and ticks are like many other pests; they make your life uncomfortable and have the potential to inflict actual harm. For pets, there are medications that eliminate fleas and ticks. If your pet has flea and tick control, they become one more layer in your pest control protocol. You can add more layers, too. If you look at factors in your yard, you can begin to see your home's attraction to these insects.

Factors That Attract Fleas And Ticks To Your Yard

Fleas and ticks can be picked up in many places. Squirrels, mice, deer, and rabbits can carry these pests to your yard. You can pick them up hiking, at a recreational area, or dog park. Homes can become infested quickly, especially if you don’t have your pets on flea or tick prevention. The factors in your yard that attract fleas and ticks are long grass, sandy soil, available hosts, and water sources.

The Best Way To Keep Fleas And Ticks Away From Your Home

There isn’t a treatment difference between fleas and ticks. Keeping your pets on flea and tick prevention and maintaining your yard are good ways to control the population of these parasites around your house.

Owyhee Environmental has the best treatment for fleas and ticks. We offer eco-friendly pest control options, provide free home inspections, and guarantee our work. We also offer same-day and emergency pest control services to Boise residents. If you have a problem with fleas and ticks, don’t hesitate to give us a call. You’re in good hands with Owyhee Environmental.