🕷️ Tick Control: Professional Tick Extermination & Yard Treatment
B&E Pest Control Services of Sarasota FL
OPEN 24/7
📍 2963 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34239, United States
Tiny Ticks, Serious Diseases – Protect Your Family.
You spend a day in your backyard, and later you find a small, blood-engorged creature attached to your skin. Your dog keeps scratching and you find ticks in its fur. Ticks are not just a nuisance – they are one of the most dangerous disease vectors in the world, transmitting Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and other serious illnesses. Florida’s warm climate means ticks are active almost year-round.
B&E Pest Control Services of Sarasota FL provides professional tick control, yard treatment, and elimination services from our base at 2963 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34239. Our treatments eliminate ticks from your yard and protect your family and pets.
📞 Call now for a free estimate: (941) 491-0784
🕷️ Signs of a Tick Problem
- 🕷️ Finding ticks on family members – After spending time outdoors, especially in tall grass or wooded areas
- 🕷️ Ticks on pets – Finding ticks on dogs or cats after they’ve been outside
- 🕷️ Tick bites – Red, irritated spots on skin that may have a “bullseye” rash (characteristic of Lyme disease)
- 🕷️ Seeing ticks in your yard – Ticks waiting on grass blades, shrubs, or leaf litter (they “quest” by reaching out their legs)
- 🕷️ Wildlife activity – Deer, raccoons, opossums, squirrels, and stray animals bring ticks into your yard
- 🕷️ Pets scratching excessively – Ticks cause irritation and can transmit diseases to pets
🕷️ Common Tick Species in Florida:
- Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) – Most common tick in Florida. Females have a white dot on their back. Can transmit ehrlichiosis, tularemia, and alpha-gal syndrome (red meat allergy).
- American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) – Brown with whitish markings. Transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
- Black-Legged Tick (Deer Tick) (Ixodes scapularis) – Smaller than other ticks. Transmits Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis.
- Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) – Can complete its entire life cycle indoors. Infests homes and kennels. Transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) – Found in grassy coastal areas. Can transmit Rickettsiosis.
⚠️ Ticks can transmit serious diseases:
- Lyme Disease – Bullseye rash, fever, fatigue, joint pain, neurological problems.
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) – Can be fatal if not treated early.
- Ehrlichiosis – Fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches.
- Alpha-Gal Syndrome (Red Meat Allergy) – Caused by lone star tick bites. Can cause severe allergic reactions to red meat.
- Anaplasmosis – Fever, headache, low white blood cell count.
- Babesiosis – Malaria-like illness transmitted by black-legged ticks.
✅ Our Tick Control Process
Step 1: Free Property Inspection
We inspect your yard – tall grass, wooded areas, leaf litter, and wildlife habitats – to identify tick hotspots and harborage areas.
Step 2: Habitat Assessment
We identify conditions that attract ticks and provide recommendations for habitat modification.
Step 3: Yard Barrier Treatment
We apply a professional-grade barrier treatment to your entire yard – focusing on wooded edges, tall grass, shrubs, leaf litter, and foundation – killing ticks on contact and repelling new ticks for weeks.
Step 4: Tick Tubes (Optional)
We can install tick tubes – cardboard tubes filled with treated cotton – that mice take to their nests. The treatment kills ticks on mice without harming the mice, breaking the tick life cycle at the larval stage.
Step 5: Wildlife Management Recommendations
We provide recommendations to reduce wildlife activity in your yard, such as fencing, repellents, and habitat modification.
Step 6: Ongoing Prevention
We recommend monthly barrier treatments during tick season (March–October) to maintain protection.
📞 Call (941) 491-0784 for your free tick control estimate
🔍 Tick Life Cycle (2-3 years):
- Egg: Female ticks lay thousands of eggs in leaf litter or soil.
- Larva (6-legged): Hatches from egg. Feeds on small animals (mice, birds).
- Nymph (8-legged): Feeds on small to medium animals. Most likely to transmit diseases to humans.
- Adult (8-legged): Females feed on larger animals (deer, dogs, humans). Males feed less and focus on mating.
Ticks need a blood meal at each life stage to survive and develop. Without hosts, they die. That’s why controlling wildlife hosts is essential for tick control.
🔍 Tick vs. Other Pests – What’s the Difference?
- Tick: 8 legs (adults), oval/teardrop shape, no wings, slow-moving, attaches to hosts for blood meals.
- Flea: 6 legs, sideways-flattened body, jumping insects, bites but doesn’t attach.
- Spider: 8 legs, hourglass or round body, web-building, doesn’t feed on blood.
- Bed Bug: 6 legs, oval/flattened body, feeds on blood at night, hides in beds and furniture.
Not sure which pest you have? Call us for a free inspection!
🧼 Tick Prevention Tips
- 🌿 Maintain your yard – Keep grass short, trim shrubs, remove leaf litter, and clear brush
- 🚧 Create a tick barrier – Install a 3-foot wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between your lawn and wooded areas
- 🧥 Use tick repellent – When outdoors, use EPA-approved repellents containing DEET, picaridin, or permethrin on clothing
- 👕 Wear protective clothing – Long sleeves, long pants tucked into socks, and light-colored clothing to spot ticks
- 🦌 Discourage wildlife – Install deer fencing, remove bird feeders, secure trash cans, and fill in rodent burrows
- 🪵 Move wood piles – Store firewood away from your home and off the ground
- 🐕 Treat pets year-round – Use veterinarian-recommended tick preventatives on all dogs and cats
- 🔍 Perform tick checks – After spending time outdoors, check yourself, your children, and your pets for ticks
- 🧴 Shower after outdoor activities – Showering within 2 hours of coming indoors can remove unattached ticks
⚠️ Lyme Disease Information:
- Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States.
- Florida has confirmed cases of Lyme disease each year.
- Early symptoms include bullseye rash, fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches.
- If untreated, Lyme disease can cause severe joint pain, neurological problems, and heart issues.
- Early treatment with antibiotics is highly effective.
Best protection? Call us to eliminate ticks from your yard.
🔍 Proper Tick Removal Steps:
- Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.
- Pull upward with steady, even pressure – don’t twist or jerk the tick.
- After removing the tick, clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
- Never crush a tick with your fingers – dispose of it by flushing it down the toilet or placing it in alcohol.
- Monitor the bite area for several weeks for signs of rash or illness. Contact a doctor if you develop symptoms.
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Also ask about our other services: Ant Control, Spider Control, Cockroach Control, House Cricket Control, Mice Removal, Rat Control, Earwig Treatment, Silverfish Removal, Clothes Moth Control, Centipede Control, Millipede Control, Termite Inspection & Treatment, Mosquito Control, Bed Bug Heat Treatment, Flea Control, Wasp & Hornet Nest Removal, Fire Ant Treatment, Wildlife Removal, and Lawn Pest Control & Barrier Spray.
All available 24/7.
Call us anytime: (941) 491-0784
❓ FAQs About Tick Control
Q: How long does tick treatment last?
A: Our barrier treatments typically last 3-4 weeks. We recommend monthly treatments during tick season (March–October) for continuous protection.
Q: Is tick treatment safe for my pets and children?
A: Yes. Our treatments are pet-safe and child-safe once dry (about 30-60 minutes). We also offer eco-friendly options.
Q: How much does tick control cost?
A: Call for a
free estimate. Pricing depends on yard size and property layout.
Q: Do you treat for both ticks and fleas?
A: Yes! Our barrier treatments are effective against both ticks and fleas. Ask us about combined pest control plans.
Q: What are tick tubes and do they work?
A: Tick tubes are cardboard tubes filled with treated cotton that mice take to their nests. The treatment kills ticks on mice without harming the mice. Yes, they are very effective at breaking the tick life cycle.
Q: Can ticks live in my house?
A: Most ticks die quickly indoors due to low humidity. However, the brown dog tick can complete its entire life cycle indoors, infesting homes and kennels.
