Ticks carry Lyme disease and other serious illnesses. XtermaPro Pest Control provides professional tick treatment for properties in Toronto, Peterborough and surrounding areas protecting your family and pets.
The blacklegged tick (deer tick) is the primary Lyme disease vector in Ontario and has been expanding its range northward rapidly. They're found in wooded areas, tall grass, and gardens and are active in temperatures above 4°C, meaning spring and fall are active seasons as well as summer. Dog ticks are also common and while they don't carry Lyme disease, they can cause tick paralysis.
Signs of tick activity on your property:
Lyme disease causes serious long-term health problems if not treated promptly including joint pain, neurological symptoms, and chronic fatigue. Ontario's blacklegged tick population carrying Lyme has been growing. Other tick-borne conditions in Ontario include Anaplasmosis and tick paralysis. Early tick removal and property treatment are the best prevention.
Our tick treatment targets the leaf litter, low vegetation, and woodland edges where ticks are most concentrated. We apply targeted acaricide to tick harborage zones around the perimeter of your property particularly where lawn meets wooded areas or where wildlife traffic is heaviest. Treatment is highly effective at reducing tick populations in treated zones.
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Yes. Blacklegged (deer) ticks carrying Lyme disease are now established across southern Ontario, including Toronto ravines and Peterborough area cottage country. Public Health Ontario tracks expansion every year and the risk continues to grow.
We treat the transition zones where ticks wait for hosts, meaning the edge of lawns, tree lines, brush piles, stone walls, and leaf litter under shrubs. One treatment lasts 4 to 6 weeks and drops yard tick populations by 85 to 95 percent.
Yes. Pets can return to the yard once the product is dry, usually 30 to 60 minutes. Your dog should still be on a vet recommended tick preventive as a second layer because ticks can hitch a ride from walks and parks.
Most Ontario yards need 3 to 4 treatments spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart from May through September. We offer a full season package that schedules every visit automatically so you do not have to track it yourself.
Keep grass short, remove leaf litter, create a 1 metre mulch or gravel barrier between lawn and woods, keep woodpiles off the ground and in sunlight, and install a fence to keep deer and other hosts out. We walk you through the property specific changes during the first visit.
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