Wisconsin is home to several tick species, notably the Deer Tick (Blacklegged Tick) and the American Dog Tick (Wood Tick). They thrive in wooded areas, tall grasses, and transitional zones between lawns and woods. Ticks don't jump or fly; they wait on vegetation to latch onto a passing host.
Ticks are small arachnids with eight legs (as adults). Deer ticks are tiny (about the size of a sesame seed) and have a reddish-brown body with a dark shield. Dog ticks are larger and have a brownish body with white or gray markings.
Ticks are infamous for transmitting diseases. Deer ticks are the primary vector for Lyme disease in Wisconsin, which can cause severe joint pain, neurological issues, and fatigue if left untreated.
We focus our tick treatments on the edges of your property where lawns meet woods, tall grasses, and shaded areas—the exact habitats where ticks wait for hosts. We use targeted applications that drastically reduce the tick population before they can reach you or your pets.
Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible and pull upward with steady, even pressure. Wash the area thoroughly.
Yes, our barrier treatments kill ticks on contact and provide a lasting residual effect to control new arrivals.
Tick control is available across our entire service area at the same pricing and the same response times. That covers Madison and all of Dane County, the I‑94 corridor between Madison and Milwaukee, the full Milwaukee metro — West Allis, Wauwatosa, Franklin, Oak Creek, New Berlin, Muskego and Menomonee Falls — plus Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Caledonia, Union Grove and the Janesville–Beloit corridor. No city on this list is an outlying area and none carries a travel fee. Call (773) 263-0887 for tick extermination in your city.
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