Lone Star Tick Control
The Lone Star Tick, scientifically known as Amblyomma americanun, and is most prevalent in the United States. It is most commonly found in places with rich vegetation such as forests.
This tick is also a carrier of certain diseases particularly human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, the symptoms of which include fever, malaise and headache. You may also get tularemia from this type of tick which is a contagious disease whose symptoms include fever, lethargy and anorexia.
If left untreated, this illness can lead to death. It is therefore very important to undertake Lone Star Tick control upon suspicion of having this tick within your vicinity.
How Does a Lone Star Tick Look Like?
A Lone Star Tick is a relatively small type of tick, measuring only about one-third of an inch in its adult stage. When it becomes engorged after feeding, it would normally increase in size about half an inch.
The female tick has a single white spot on its back while the male has a small scattering of spots on its back. This tick, much like other tick species, undergoes four life stages to develop: egg, larva, nymph and adult.
The female of the species die after laying their eggs while the males die after mating. The larval stage of these ticks are often active some time in June while the nymphal stage happens around July up to August.
It actually takes about three years for this tick to go through its four life stages.
Lone Star Tick Control
Outdoors
If you have a lawn or a garden, you should check your outdoors for any sign of ticks. Ticks particularly like to stay attached to grasses and shrubs where they will stay undetected waiting for a host to pass by, which could be you or your pets.
You can use insecticides that contain permethrin, esfenvalerate or deltamethrin which are chemicals known to repel and kill ticks and other bugs.
Decide whether granules or liquid insecticides will work best for you.
Indoors
You also need to treat your pets especially if they stay inside the house most of the time. You want to treat the hosts first to ensure that they will not be carrying any more of these ticks around as they go from one corner of the house to the next.
Carpets and curtains should also be treated. You don’t know if there are already ticks lurking behind them or if there are eggs waiting to hatch, especially on your carpet.
Insecticides that kill ticks are recommended. However, you will also want to kill the eggs or at least prevent them from hatching in your environment. You can vacuum these from your carpet and ensure that they will no longer develop by putting a tick growth inhibitor inside your vacuum bag.
Regular cleaning and laundering of clothes and linens is also important in discouraging these ticks from inhabiting your place.
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